A MUM, whose 26-year-old soldier son lost both his legs in a devastating Taliban bomb blast four months ago, is appealing for help in bringing him home.

Cayle Royce, who was so severely injured he was left in a coma for more than five weeks following the ambush, could be able to return home to Dartmouth in October.

But his mother Bronwyn currently lives in a town centre flat up three flights of stairs which would be impossible for her wheelchair-bound son.

Now she is appealing for help in finding suitable accommodation she can rent in the town for herself and Cayle, who still faces future operations as a result of his injuries.

Bronwyn said: 'Cayle is now a double amputee and in a wheelchair, and my present flat is unsuitable for him to return to.

'He is undergoing rehabilitation at Headley Court in Surrey but he would like to be able to come home for breaks in between rehab sessions.'

Cayle's brother Seth, 23, who is serving with the Royal Marines, and a close friend of Cayle's, who fought alongside him in Afghanistan and who Bronwyn says is like a third son, are all part of the family.

She said: 'I am appealing to anyone who may have suitable accommodation in central Dartmouth to rent to me on a long lease, preferably with three or four bedrooms and a parking space.'

Cayle was with a squadron of the Light Dragoons in Afghanistan's hotspot Helmand Province when he was injured by a Taliban IED.

He spent 10 weeks in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham before being moved to Headley Court for rehabilitation.

Cayle also suffered a broken neck, wounds to a hand and his face, and injuries to his lungs in the explosion.

His mother told the Chronicle last month his survival had been 'nothing short of a miracle'.

She said Cayle was already starting to walk again but was likely to have to undergo further operations.

'We don't think he will be able to get down here much before October,' said Bronwyn.

'He is a strong lad. I saw him at the weekend. Reality has set in that it's forever. He was so active and he has got to deal with it.'

She said that although Cayle was learning to walk again he would still be in a wheelchair and, if he is to live in the town, the accommodation will have to be 'somewhere he is able to get in and out of comfortably'.

She said the military were committed to funding adaptations if they are necessary.

But she added: 'Obviously it has got to be somewhere that can be adapted.'

She said she believed there might be accommodation in the town which had been adapted for the elderly that could be suitable for herself and Cayle.

'If we really get stuck we have a couple of friends who have organised temporary accommodation for Cayle but it would be for him alone,' she said.

She added she has references from her five years in the town and is available to move at any time.

Anyone able to help is asked contact Lesley or Lynette at Singer and Singer estate agents on 01803 833681.