The brother of a woman murdered by her husband has had his leg amputated after it became infected during a walk in her memory.

Peter Morris, above, is recovering in hospital after an operation to remove the lower part of his right leg.

The father-of-four, of Kingswood Road, Gillingham, fell ill during a charity trek across Scotland in memory of sister Claire.

Mr Morris had planned to walk 150 miles from Claire's grave in Aberdeenshire to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

But he had to do part of the journey by car when he got an infection in his foot and ended up in hospital for four days. Mr Morris did manage to walk the final mile, with the help of crutches.

Three weeks later, the 48-year-old was admitted to Medway Maritime Hospital with gangrene in his foot. Doctors told Mr Morris, who suffers from diabetes, he needed surgery to save his life.

He had an operation on Monday to remove two toes and on Wednesday he had to undergo another operation to amputate his leg just below the knee.

Speaking from his hospital bed, Mr Morris said he does not have any regrets.

He said: "I did the walk because I so wanted to help victims of crime and I still think I can do that. I want to keep the campaign going, it just depends how long it will take me to recover. I'm having to learn to do everything, even sitting up.

"Everything I have done is for Claire. I want her to be remembered, not as a victim of crime, but as someone who inspired me to help others."

Claire Morris, 32, originally from Upchurch, was killed by her husband Malcolm Webster in a staged car crash in Aberdeenshire in 1994. Webster was convicted of her murder in July and sentenced to 30 years in jail. He is set to appeal against his conviction.

Mr Morris, who is expected to spend the next three months in hospital, has been campaigning for better support for victims of crime and their families, particularly those involved in long court cases.