Dad-of-three dies in Prague stag do tragedy

A ‘lion-hearted’ dad has died after being hit with a bottle of vodka on the first night of a stag do in Prague.

David 'Dai' Richards from Wales was the victim of a ‘blind attack’ in a street in the capital city of the Czech Republic, his family said. The father-of-three, 31, died in a Prague hospital on Saturday - following the attack the night before.

His devastated relatives say they had been told the cause of death was blunt force trauma after he was struck with the bottle on the back of the head once.

According to local media, a 26 year old tourist has been arrested in connection with the incident and is now facing charges of grievous bodily harm and disorderly conduct.

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Mr Richards, from Rhondda Cynon Taf, south east Wales, was a partner to Jola Simms and father to Aurora, four, Bear, aged two, and one-year-old Vienna. His heartbroken family paid tribute to "an absolutely amazing father, partner, son, brother, and friend" who was the "glue of the family", Wales Online reported.

The family said: "We would describe David as having the heart of a lion. He was an extremely family-orientated person. He was the fun one – he always brought the energy. We described him as the glue to the family.

"He was an absolutely amazing father, partner, son, brother, and friend. There isn't a bad word to be said about him."

The family have set up a fundraising page to help to help Miss Simms, who is now a single mother of three.

They added: "It is absolutely awful. Jola being a single mother of three children she is going to be in an awkward financial situation so we just wanted to help. The outpouring of love has been so overwhelming but