Former Soldier Paralysed In Afghanistan Is Victim Of 'Cowboy Builders'

A former soldier paralysed from the waist down in a roadside blast in Afghanistan was left devastated after his adapted home was ruined - by 'cowboy builders'. Royal Engineer Ben Zissman, 27, was travelling in an armoured vehicle which was hit by a 360lb bomb in 2010. He woke up six weeks later with a broken ankle, four smashed ribs, a fractured pelvis and an injured spinal cord, and battled to get his life back on track with his childhood sweetheart and now-wife Ciara, 27. The pair saved up and bought their dream £350,000 home, which was specially adapted with ramps, rails and adapted bathrooms thanks to Government grants. But a few years after the work was completed suspicious damp patches appeared on the walls of their three-bed bungalow.