A Weston woman says she's 'desperate' to get her son home from Israel - where he's in hospital with back injuries after falling from a hotel balcony.

David McLaughlin has been transferred from Egypt, where it happened last Tuesday - but his mum Liz says the 20 year old's stranded while they wait for insurers Axa to rule whether they'll pay out for his care or flight home.

She's spoken to Nova News from Israel - and told us the delay is because the firm's still investigating whether he was drunk when he fell:

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B/A: Axa say they 'appreciate the situation' David's in and have prioritised his case - but still have to obtain 'all relevant medical and accident reports'.