Jacob Blake speaks publicly for the first time since a police officer shot him seven times in the back, saying he's in constant pain from the shooting.
Jacob Blake has spoken publicly for the first time since a police officer shot him seven times in the back, saying he's in constant pain from the shooting.Speaking from his hospital bed, he told supporters to make the most out of lifeDoctors fear the damage from the shooting will leave Mr Blake paralysed from the waist down.
"Every 24 hours it's pain, nothing but pain. It hurts to breathe, it hurts to sleep, it hurts to move from side-to-side, it hurts to eat," Mr Blake said.
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