A private doctor has revealed that balloon vendor Za'imuddin Azlan risks permanent paralysis from a spine injury allegedly sustained during a highly publicised scuffle with Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcers just before Hari Raya.

Dr Hafidz Rizal said that based on a preliminary medical report from the hospital where Za'imuddin was treated, the injury - classified as a T12 vertebra compression - appeared serious and he could be permanently paralysed...