A British schoolboy is in a coma after he was attacked while on holiday in Majorca, Spanish police said today.
Alex Hughes (16), of Radyr, near Cardiff, was hit over the head with a bottle by locals as he left a nightclub, it was reported.
The Civil Guard confirmed a British boy was in a coma in hospital after an attack in the resort of Port d’Andratx where the teenager was staying with three friends and their parents.
A spokesman said: “Police are investigating the incident. There are three male suspects but no arrests have been made.”
The Sunnewspaper said the attackers targeted the boy and his friends because they had been dancing with local girls.
His father Dr Dermot Hughes, a consultant anaesthetist in neurosurgery, and his mother Helen flew out to be at their son’s bedside.
Dr Hughes told the paper: “All we can do is wait with our fingers crossed and pray he comes out of his coma. Unfortunately for our boys they waited for them to leave, drove up in a car and attacked them. Alex was trying to escape but was hit on the head with a bottle.”
He said his son began to feel unwell as he walked back to the apartment and was taken to hospital where he underwent an operation.
“Alex is a lover not a fighter. He has a quiet manner but is quick-witted - a lovely boy,” he added.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said consular assistance had been provided to the teenager's family after he was hospitalised last weekend. She said she could not comment further while a police investigation was ongoing.
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