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Heartfelt tributes have been paid to a Leicestershire woman who raised nearly a million pounds for charity.

Claire Lomas died following an accident in Jordan in the Middle East, her family has said in a statement.

The 44-year-old set herself numerous challenges since her horse riding accident in 2007, which left her paralysed.

Ms Lomas was an early beneficiary of the Matt Hampson Foundation - founded by ex-England and Leicester Tigers rugby player Matt Hampson OBE, who was paralysed from the neck down after a training accident when he was 20.

He launched the foundation to help others who had suffered serious sporting injuries and became a friend to Ms Lomas.

Matt spoke to 大象传媒 Leicester's Ady Dayman and paid tribute to Claire.