A man who visited a healer is to claim damages after he had to have both his legs amputated following the treatment.

Raj Bathija, 69 and from India, went for a massage at the clinic of Dr Mosaraf Ali and his brother Imran in 2005 after suffering from two strokes.

However, he claims that shortly after the treatment, his legs became pale and discoloured.

Four days afterwards, Mr Bathija was admitted to hospital, where he had to have both legs amputated below the knee due to a shortage of blood.

According to Mr Bathija, Dr Ali and his brother were negligent in that they failed to diagnose his condition and neglected to advise him to go to hospital.

His daughter Shibani said: "My father was in a wheelchair but was making progress with his walking. He hoped he might become a bit more independent. With the amputations, that’s all gone."

Solicitors for Dr Ali and his brother delcined to comment.

Clinical negligence occurs when a professional in the health service provides care that is judged to be below standard and this causes physical injury, death or distress.

Negligence may occur from delay or failure to diagnose a condition, delay or failure to treat a condition, when a treatment goes wrong, use of the wrong treatment, or failure to obtain consent.