A butcher has won a £250,000 payout after a series of medical blunders led to his leg being amutated.

Ian Watts from Rochester has been left severely disabled following the incident.

He was initially admitted to Medway Maritime Hospital with an infection in his little toe in 2004, which doctors said they could treat by amputation.

Although the toe was removed, Mr Watts' condition deteriorated and his left leg below the knee had to be amputated.

The Medway NHS Hospital Trust agreed to pay Mr Watts £250,000 before his case went to court. He says the hospital failed to properly control his diabetes, which led to his toe infection.

Following the operation to remove his left leg, his right also developed an infection after he was discharged. He was admitted to East Grinstead hospital and doctors considered amputating it as well.

But a second opinion was sought and Mr Watts underwent a nine-hour operation to save the limb.

He said: "The amputation has had a huge impact on the quality of my life and that of my wife Susan.

"She has to help me on a day to day basis with general care, which is difficult for her because of her multiple sclerosis.

"I used to enjoy golf and birdwatching but am now unable to manage the walking."

Mr Watts now has to use a prosthesis and requires help around the home. He is no longer able to work and his house has been coverted to allow wheelchair access.