Man dies after being hit with bottle in Prague

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Dai Richards died in hospital after he was hit over the head with a glass bottleImage source, Gemma Thomas

A man has died after being hit over the head with a vodka bottle while he was on holiday in the Czech Republic.

Dai Richards, understood to be from Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf, was on a night out in Prague on Friday.

Police said Mr Richards was hit on the head at about 23:00 local time (22:00 BST) and was taken to hospital where he later died.

Police in Prague said they have arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with Mr Richards' death.

Police said a rift broke out between two groups of tourists in the Národní třída area of the city, who at first spoke calmly but then: "There was a rift between them and one of them hit the other on the head with a bottle of vodka."

However, Mr Richards' family have called it a blind attack.

Paying tribute, AFC Abercynon said the world had "lost a good man, a father, a son and a brother".

In statement online, it said it was a "loss for all of us, but the grief and sorrow that you as a family must feel are the deepest and most poignant and personal".

A fundraising page has been set up to support the family.

The Foreign Office have said they were supporting Mr Richards' family.

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