THE family of an eight-year-old boy who was was left severely brain damaged after birth is waiting to hear how much he will receive in compensation.

Harrison Crook, of Garstang, suffered acute asphyxia during his delivery at Wycombe General Hospital.

He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy after the difficult birth.

At London's High Court, the hospital's managers, South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust, admitted the labour was allowed to go on too long.