Dad-of-three dies after being 'attacked with a vodka bottle' on Prague stag do

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An dad-of-three has died after being attacked with a vodka bottle while on a stag do in the Czech Republic. David 'Dai' Richards, 31, from Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf, died in Prague on September 21 after an incident in a city street the night before.

Mr Richards' family say he died in hospital after he was hit on the head in a 'blind attack'. They say they have been told his provisional cause of death is blunt force trauma.

His heartbroken family have shared their own tribute to 'an absolutely amazing father, partner, son, brother, and friend', who was the 'glue of the family'. READ MORE More details about mother and disabled daughter at centre of Salford murder-suicide come to light as tributes continue to pour in Mr Richards was a partner to Jola Simms and father to Aurora, four, Bear, aged two, and one-year-old Vienna, WalesOnline reports.

Speaking on behalf of the family Mr Richards' sister-in-law Tammy Sheehan, cousin Gemma Thomas, and partner Miss Simms said Mr Richards had returned from a family holiday on Thursday night before heading to Prague for the stag do of a close friend. "He left the house at 5am and it was by 10pm that night our time Gemma and Jola had a phone call from [Mr Richards' friend] Nathan to say that there was an incident that had happened with David and the whole family needed to get a flight as soon as possible as he was critical." The family said when they arrived they hoped Mr Richards would pull through his injuries.