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Not a leg to stand on!

Danielle Reid, 31, Bradford

Clinking glasses with my friends, I sipped my drink and grinned.

‘Bottom’s up!’ I smiled.

A busy mum-of-two, I rarely got a night out.

But this evening, in October 2019, my husband Karl, then 34, was looking after the kids, 8 and 5.

And I was making the most of it!

But as we walked to the next pub, I lost my footing on the pavement.

‘Ow!’ I cried as my left knee hit the ground with a thud.

Luckily, all of us were care workers and were first-aid trained.

But when blood seeped through my

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