THE victim of a brutal beating may not be able to leave hospital for months.

Nigel Fulcher, was transferred from the Great Western Hospital to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol after suffering severe head injuries during an unprovoked attack in Rivenhall Road, Westlea, in February.

His family says that he has regained limited movement in his right hand but still has problems walking and communicating.

The 37-year-old, of Mannington Lane, who has been beaten up three times, is not expected to be fit to leave hospital for another couple of months.