Boy, 5, with one arm is finally able to hug his younger brother after getting an Incredible Hulk-style limb – The US Sun
Olivia House
Published Sep 22, 2026
ONE-armed Jacob Scrimshaw is finally able to hug his younger brother after getting an Incredible Hulk-style limb.
Jacob, five, the first UK child to have a functioning prosthetic fitted above the elbow, tried it out by cuddling Sebastian, three.
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Mum Gemma and dad Chris vowed to get him one after he came home from school in tears because he was struggling to cope with one arm.
The couple, from Calderdale, West Yorks, had to raise £16,000 for it because the NHS will not fund robotic prosthetics for children.
The arm, which lets Jacob close the hand by squeezing the arm into his ribs to activate hydraulics, was built by a specialist firm in North Wales and is themed on the Hulk.
Gemma said Jacob, born prematurely with most of his left arm missing, is delighted.
She added: “Jacob loves his arm.
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“He is still getting used to it but we are thinking it will be fab at Christmas when he can open his presents with two hands.
“I always thought Jacob coped well but when he came home from school in tears I knew we had to do something.
“I knew what we wanted would cost an awful lot of money.”
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