Friends of paralysed shooting victim Ralph Burrows, who are seeking to bring him mobility with a motorised stand-up wheelchair, are pressing on with their donation plans after a bank account setback.

“If it’s worth having, it’s worth fighting for,” vowed Shari-Lynn Pringle, expressing disappointment at the closure of a Butterfield account that she and Deverio Hassell had opened for charitable donations.

As someone who had worked for a charity, Ms Pringle said she was well aware of the rules covering donations, adding that it appeared they had been supplied with the wrong paperwork.

“Unless people know the real reason for what happened, it makes us look bad — and both Deverio and I have very good reputations. It’s being worked on.”

After having their account closed, the organisers hope to have a fresh one as early as today, and are also exploring the crowdfunding money raising site GoFundMe.

The cause generated immediate excitement after it was publicised yesterday, with interest coming from overseas as well.

Mr Burrows was left immobile from the chest down after being shot in 2010 in what police described as a case of mistaken identity.

Largely housebound since he left hospital, Mr Burrows said caregivers have been strained getting him around in a conventional chair — but a mechanised Levo C3 model promises to give him a new lease on life.

According to Ms Pringle, he remained upbeat yesterday, giving a radio interview. In the meantime, his supporters promise to have a donations system back in place as soon as possible.