A woman of 102 is believed to be the oldest person to successfully sue the NHS after being wrongly discharged from hospital.

Newington resident Lydia Eaton was 97 when she fractured her pelvis in a fall at a home where she was living at the time.

Her daughter Eliane corr Griffin fought the case on her behalf and this week a High Court judge awarded Mrs Eaton £35,000 compensation.

The damages were claimed from Medway NHS Foundation Trust with lawyers alleging that medics’ failure to properly treat her injuries left her permanently immobile.

The great-great-grandmother corr was a fit and healthy resident of Rogers House, Drewery Drive, Wigmore, where she had lived for several years, according to her daughter.

Full story in this Friday's Sittingbourne Messenger and next Wednesday's Sittingbourne News Extra.