26/04/2016
Ards Footballer Suffers Fractured Skull In Belfast Attack
Ards footballer Gary Warwick has sustained a fractured skull after being assaulted in Belfast.
The attack happened in the Patterson's Place area of Belfast in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The midfielder, 25, is currently being treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital.
Manager Niall Currie said: "We are all sickened to be honest. I would just like to say to this quality young man that all of us at Ards Football Club are thinking about him and I know I’ll be carrying the best wishes of all Ards supporters with me, when I visit him later today."
A 36-year-old man was arrested in connection with the attack, however he has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
Pic: Gareth McCluskey
(CD)
The attack happened in the Patterson's Place area of Belfast in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The midfielder, 25, is currently being treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital.
Manager Niall Currie said: "We are all sickened to be honest. I would just like to say to this quality young man that all of us at Ards Football Club are thinking about him and I know I’ll be carrying the best wishes of all Ards supporters with me, when I visit him later today."
A 36-year-old man was arrested in connection with the attack, however he has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
Pic: Gareth McCluskey
(CD)
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