A family is continuing its fight to have a terminally-ill drug smuggler freed from jail on compassionate grounds - as his sister raises cash for a cancer charity.

David Paul, 31, is serving a nine-year sentence for his role as a courier in a gang bringing cocaine from the Caribbean to Britain.

But since being imprisoned in 2009 the Wimbledon man has been diagnosed with testicular cancer, and nine months ago was given a year to live.

His family say that he has had four major operations and his condition has taken a turn for the worse in recent weeks, but because doctors cannot be absolutely certain he will die in the coming months he may not be released before his death.

His sister Dalanya Morris will perform a charity skydive in aid of cancer research tomorrow. She aims to raise £2,000 for the Association for International Cancer Research with the jump at Headcorn Parachute Club near Maidstone in Kent.

She said Paul, who is currently at Highdown Prison in Banstead, accepted he should be punished and had described his own illness as "payback" for his crime.

But she said he did not deserve to die behind bars - and claimed the poor diet and hygiene in prison were worsening his condition.

Mrs Morris, from Beeliegh Road in Morden, said: "It must be so hard. He doesn't have anyone around him to give him a hug when he feels low."

The prison service has said it does not comment on individual bids for early release, but prisoners cannot be released if they are thought to pose a risk to the public. The service said cases were considered on their merit and decisions were based on facts established in court.

For information about the skydive, and to make a donation, visit justgiving.com/braveheartD.

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