THE GIRAFFE that badly injured the wife and son of a Bradford scientist is to be moved from the South African wildlife reserve where the incident happened.

Katy and Finn Williams are still recovering from their life-changing injuries.

A fund set to help Dr Sam Williams's family in their rehabilitation has already passed the £10,000 mark.

Estate manager of Blyde Wildlife Estate, Mr Riaan Cilliers, has confirmed that the estate has facilitated the process to relocate the giraffe and her calf to another reserve.

Once all the procedures and requirements are in place, the giraffe will be relocated.

He also confirmed that the estate is home to many different species of plains game only. Dangerous animals such as lions, elephants, buffalo, rhino, or leopards do not occur in the area where the Williams family resides. Mr Cilliers confirmed that animal behaviour can be unpredictable, and can change when there are young ones around.

An update provided by the Williams' lawyer says: "Katy’s recovery is going well and her condition is improving daily. She understands that it will take time to recover fully, but she has a positive attitude and she is surprising doctors with her rapid progress. She is communicating by writing words and sentences on paper, and she has written to ask Sam to thank everyone for their overwhelming support so far on her behalf.

"Finn is still sedated, but he is beginning to wake up. As his sedatives are reduced and he starts to regain consciousness his medical team expect to gain further indications of the severity of his injuries. We can confirm that he is breathing independently, and we hope to have more information in the near future."

Anyone who would like to donate to the fund can do so at: https://www.gofundme.com/katy-and-finns-recovery.