New CCTV footage has revealed the moment a father-of-three was shot to death with a bottle of vodka while on a stag do.
David Richards, 31, was hit in the back of the head with a bottle in what his family said was a “blind attack”.
The father, from Wales, was on a trip with friends in Prague when he was fatally injured and died in hospital on Saturday.
Disturbing footage appears to show a group of men talking in the street at night before a sudden, brief fight breaks out and one man begins to fall to the ground.
In a heartbreaking tribute to Mr Richards, his family described him as an “absolutely amazing father, partner, son, brother and friend”.
The provisional cause of Mr Richards’ death was blunt force trauma, his grieving family said.
CCTV footage appears to show a group of men talking in the street at night before a sudden and brief fight breaks out.
David Richards, 31, was hit in the back of the head with a bottle in what his family said was a “blind attack”.
After the sudden fight breaks out, one man appears to fall to the ground.
The passionate footballer and his partner Jola Simms have three children: Aurora, four, Bear, two, and Vienna, one.
Mr Richards’ partner Miss Simms, his sister-in-law Tammy Sheehan and his cousin Gemma Thomas have all spoken publicly on behalf of the family.
The father-of-three had just returned to Wales from a family holiday the day before heading off to Prague to spend the stag weekend with a close friend.
‘He left the house at 5am and it was 10pm that night our time when Gemma and Jola received a phone call from Nathan (Mr Richards’ friend) to say that there had been an incident with David and that the whole family needed to get on a flight as soon as possible as he was in a critical condition.’
When the family landed in the Czech Republic they hoped the doting father’s condition would improve, but his life support machines were turned off on Saturday afternoon.
Explaining what they believe they know so far, they said: ‘It wasn’t a fight like I think some people think, it was a blind attack.
“He actually died from the attack, due to blunt force trauma. David was talking to neighbors on the street when he was hit in the back of the head.”
Mr Richards was described as the “glue of the family” and died after allegedly being hit with a vodka bottle at a stag party in Prague.
According to the grieving family, a French passerby provided first aid at the scene.
They said their ordeal has been compounded by the incident that occurred abroad.
The family felt that local authorities in the Czech Republic were not as helpful as they had hoped.
“What we found as a family was that they were very abrupt and direct and not very helpful. It didn’t seem like a nice place to visit,” the family said.
“We had a horrible experience, even when we were asking for help they looked at us with a look of incomprehension.”
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