Welsh holidaymaker fighting for his life after being battered unconscious by ‘English thug’ in Ibiza
Fan suffered severe head injuries after watching Euro 2016 game in local bar with pals
A British holidaymaker has been left fighting for his life after being attacked in Ibiza during a trip with his girlfriend and some pals.
James Hallett, 25, was beaten unconscious in the street on Monday after drinking with friends on the Spanish holiday isle.
Police are investigating whether the assault, which took place in the days building up to the Euro 2016 clash between England and Wales on Thursday, was linked to football rivalry.
James, from Blackwood, South Wales, and his family have been told his attacker was part of a group of men from Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Fitness fan James was half way through the holiday with his girlfriend Jessica Jones, 23, and a group of their friends.
The lads stayed out last Sunday night to watch the Euros in a local bar packed with fellow holidaymakers.
James became separated from his friends and was found unconscious in the street in the early hours of Monday morning.
He suffered severe head injuries and was flown to the Hospital University Son, Espaces-Ponent-Palma in Majorca where his condition is critical.
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James's mother was on holiday in Mexico at the time of the attack and has flown to the Balearic island to be at his bedside.
His sister Lauren, and Jessica's sister Leanne, have also arrived in Majorca to keep a round-the-clock vigil.
Travel agent Lauren said: "We don't know what happened - all we've been told is that a boy from Barnsley wearing a blue top was involved.
"There was a group of them but only one attacked James.
"We are all naturally worried sick - it is early days and we don't know which way it will go.
"We are staying at James's bedside and waiting to hear what the doctors have to tell us."
Friends in Blackwood were in shock yesterday and praying James survives.
One pal said: "We've heard he is in a bad way and they have called all the family to the hospital.
"He's a nice lad - he was in Ibiza with his girlfriend so it's not like he was out there with a gang of lads."
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