Jack Mudd with dad Andy and sister Katie
A STUDENT whose dad lost his legs in when a bomb went off in Colchester will run the London Marathon to thank the British Limbless Ex Servicemen's Association.
Jack Mudd, 19, will spend his 20th birthday running the 26.2-mile race on April 22.
Andy Mudd was working for the Royal Military Police as a warrant officer when he lost his his right leg from the hip and his left from just above the knee in the 1989 IRA car bomb blast.
To sponsor Jack go to justgiving.com/Jack-Mudd
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