Paralysed Swedish woman in London cannot return home due to bureaucracy

52-year-old, in hospital for more than a year after bike accident, wants to be repatriated but is not listed as a resident in Sweden

A Swedish woman left paralysed after a catastrophic bike accident has been stranded in a London hospital for more than a year after efforts to repatriate her to her home country failed due to Stockholm bureaucracy.

The situation, described by her husband as shameful", comes following a similar case in which authorities threatened to deport a 74-year-old British woman with Alzheimer's because of strict adherence to Brexit red tape.