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| Ex-stuntman Eddie Kidd completes London Marathon | |
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| Former stunt rider Eddie Kidd has completed the London Marathon - nearly two months after he started the race. | |
| Mr Kidd, of Seaford, East Sussex, was left brain damaged after an accident in 1996 when he crashed his bike jumping across a drag strip. | |
| He has been walking up to a mile a day since 17 April using a specially designed walking frame in aid of the charity Children with Cancer UK. | |
| He crossed the finishing line on the Mall at 1830 BST. | |
| Former boxer Michael Watson presented Kidd with his finisher's medal. | |
| Watson, who was in a coma for 40 days after a fight with Chris Eubank in 1991, said: "I am so inspired by Eddie. He is a true champion." | |
| Mr Kidd's wife, Sami, said she thought it was his greatest achievement. | |
| She said: "It's incredible what he has done. It's overwhelming." | |
| During the marathon the ex-stuntman was joined at various stages by film star Ray Winston, comics Bobby Davro and Joe Pasquale, and Madness frontman Suggs | |
| Mr Kidd, who spent months training for the event on Brighton seafront, has so far raised more than £72,000. |