The Gold Coast Bulletin

M1 BASH VICTIM REVEALS STRUGGLE

- TANYA WESTTHORP

M1 road rage victim Brock Prime has released unseen footage of himself throwing a pillow around and scribbling down notes while hooked up to life support in intensive care.

The 29-year-old was left fighting for life after he was allegedly beaten with a metal bar by three men on the M1 at Yatala in February.

But five months later, Mr Prime has posted video and photos to social media showing his condition just days after waking from a coma.

The video shows Mr Prime tossing a pillow like a rugby ball with a family member while hooked up to machines in his intensive care bed.

His caption read: “On life support and still killing it #rugbyleagu­e #nearlydead #stillhavin­gfun”.

In another video, a slumped Mr Prime – unable to talk – scribbles down notes on a board while hospital staff hold in his breathing tube.

Mr Prime was released from hospital in May and told supporters he was undergoing intense physio daily and has cranioplas­ty surgery soon to put in a new piece of skull.

“I can’t believe how much everyone’s support helps me every day,” he wrote.

Before the attack, Mr Prime was his family’s major bread winner, following the death of his father, Darren.

“Brock’s been our rock,” his mum Donna told the Bulletin.

Ryan Hallifax, 28, Jonathan Lawrence, 26, and Jordan Baklas, 27, have been charged with grievous bodily harm.

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M1 road rage victim Brock Prime has released photos and videos of his recovery, including (above) getting around in his wheelchair; (below right) early days in ICU, writing notes; and (below left) scans showing the damage to his brain and skull....

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