London mugging victim Joel Perry making slow recovery

Former Dannevirke man Joel Perry, who sustained severe injuries when assaulted in London, is hoping to be discharged from hospital in the next week. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Dannevirke man Joel Perry is on the road to recovery in hospital after being attacked outside a friend's house in London about a month ago.

His parents still live in Dannevirke, but Joel had been working as a labourer in London for two years before being assaulted and robbed by a man on his friend's doorstep on June 9.

He managed to get free from his attacker and was pursued up on to a rail overpass.

The next thing he remembered was waking up at the bottom of some stairs, with a fractured pelvis, dislocated hip, fractured knee and ankle on his right leg, and a broken left heel.

After three surgeries, he had not yet been released from King's College Hospital in London said his brother Kent Perry, who lived in Auckland.

"He is potentially going to be discharged in a week or so and moved to another hospital or rehabilitation centre somewhere close to where he lives.

"His left foot is still in plaster, and he can't bear weight on it - it could be another month before that plaster comes off."

Kent spoke to Joel on Monday this week and said his brother was still coming to terms with the extent of rehabilitation ahead.

"He's realising that it's going to take a while to be fully up and running again - the next big battle is sorting out in his mind how to deal with it, but he's making good progress."

The family was keen to bring Joel home to Dannevirke for the remainder of his recovery and started a Givealittle.co.nz page to help pay for costs not covered by ACC or British social services.

By yesterday they had raised $20,617 since the page was created on June 21.

Kent said this would be put towards Joel's rehabilitation costs as well as flights home, and further rehabilitation in New Zealand.

"It's been very helpful - the generosity of people has been quite unbelievable."

Police had CCTV footage of the offender and were still investigating the attack.