Teenage hammer attack victim Ben Maycock starts to rebuild his life

Ben Maycock, pictured aged 17, was initially paralysed and left with a huge dent in his head from the attack (Picture: Caters)
A young man left with horrific head images after a savage hammer attack has taken his first steps unaided.

Ben Maycock has taken his first steps unaided, four years after being left with a huge dent in his head.

Teenage hammer attack victim starting to rebuild his life
Ben Maycock has been working hard to regain movement in his legs (Picture: Caters)
Mr Maycock, now 21, was just minutes from death after spending three weeks in a coma following the attack.

His grief-stricken family were told to prepare for the worst but doctors at Queens Medical Centre, Nottinghamshire, managed to save his life by cutting away his skull to relieve swelling.

Teenage hammer attack victim starting to rebuild his life
Ben Maycock before the attack, aged 16 (Picture: Caters)
Mr Maycock, from Leicester, has now begun walking for the first time after being confined to a wheelchair when he left hospital.

Two men were jailed over the ‘merciless’ hammer attack in 2010.