A SCOTTISH judo star critically injured in a motorbike accident in Vietnam is showing signs of improvement following surgery at a hospital in Bangkok.
Commonwealth medallist Stephanie Inglis, 27, from Inverness, suffered head injuries when her skirt caught in the wheel of a motorcycle taxi and pulled her off the bike.
A message posted on the SaveSteph Facebook page said that the procedures had gone well and surgeons had said that the injuries to her brain are healing.
The message stated: "Stephanie has come through the operation well, they have removed all the infections from her Brain and are very happy with her condition.
"Her Surgeon has stated that her brain is healing and her pupils have returned to normal, and for the first time believe they are making real progress."
Ms Inglis was travelling to work teaching English in Ha Long when the accident happened on May 12.
Doctors in Vietnam gave her a one per cent chance of survival but last week she was deemed well enough to be transferred to the hospital in Bangkok.
More than 6,800 people have donated more than £247,000 to a fundraising campaign set up by Ms Inglis’ childhood friend and judo compeatitor Khalid Gehlan to help pay for her medical bills as her travel insurance had been deemed invalid and her hospital stay was costing £2,000 a day.
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