UPDATED: Speedway star back home after brain injury drama (From Thisisdorset)
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UPDATED: Speedway star back home after brain injury drama
5:30pm Monday 22nd October 2012 in Latest
Speedway star in brain injury drama after street fight
A TOP Poole Speedway rider is back home recovering after being left with a bleed on his brain in a fight outside a Dorset pub.
Darcy Ward, 20, was given a brain scan in Poole Hospital following the altercation near the Churchill Arms in Sturminster Marshall, close to where he lives with Pirates manager Neil Middleditch, in the early hours of Saturday. It is thought that Mr Ward hit his head on the road after being punched.
The Australian superstar will miss Poole’s crucial Elite League Grand Final second leg meeting, scheduled for this evening.
Pirates manager Neil Middleditch said via Twitter earlier that Mr Ward was back home in Sturminster Marshall, where he lives with the team boss.
Police confirmed that they were called to a fight outside the pub at 1.20am on Saturday, but said the injuries reported to them were minor and no complaints had been made by the parties involved as of yesterday.
Speaking after visiting Mr Ward yesterday, Pirates manager Neil Middleditch told the Daily Echo: “He is still pretty groggy.
“He either got punched or hit from behind once. When you look at him he looks fine, but there’s a cut to the back of his head, which caused the damage. The doctors were very concerned about him.”
Mr Middleditch said he, Mr Ward, fellow Pirates star Chris Holder, club promoter Matt Ford and their partners had been at the pub on Friday night.
Mr Ford and Mr Middleditch both said they had left before the incident took place.
Mr Ford added: “I think it is reasonably well documented now that someone hopped out of a car and punched Darcy on Friday night.
“There were many people around that have given their version of events to say that Darcy was a totally innocent party.”
Comments(12)
pete woodley
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10:04am Mon 22 Oct 12
rudolph_hucker
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10:16am Mon 22 Oct 12
Telscombe Cliffy
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10:31am Mon 22 Oct 12
rudolph_hucker wrote:THe Pub was probably closed, he was attacked outside by someone in a car.
The Churchill isn't open THAT late, was it a lock in or something?
B.F.G
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10:42am Mon 22 Oct 12
pete woodley
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12:15pm Mon 22 Oct 12
Telscombe Cliffy wrote:Do you hang around pubs at 1.20 am.
rudolph_hucker wrote:THe Pub was probably closed, he was attacked outside by someone in a car.
The Churchill isn't open THAT late, was it a lock in or something?
kmbb123
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12:54pm Mon 22 Oct 12
pete woodley wrote:Why write that? It Says "someone hopped out of a car and punched him"!!
Telscombe Cliffy wrote:Do you hang around pubs at 1.20 am.
rudolph_hucker wrote:THe Pub was probably closed, he was attacked outside by someone in a car.
The Churchill isn't open THAT late, was it a lock in or something?
I dont have to hang around pubs at that time to figure that out!
Telscombe Cliffy
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1:25pm Mon 22 Oct 12
pete woodley wrote:No, I'm past that, but young lads probably would even after closure as in Stur Marshal that pub is part of the 'social centre' of the village.
Telscombe Cliffy wrote:Do you hang around pubs at 1.20 am.
rudolph_hucker wrote:THe Pub was probably closed, he was attacked outside by someone in a car.
The Churchill isn't open THAT late, was it a lock in or something?
pete woodley
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1:58pm Mon 22 Oct 12
pete woodley wrote:
Telscombe Cliffy wrote:
rudolph_hucker wrote:
The Churchill isn't open THDream on Ken.
Mark_Jordan
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11:49pm Mon 22 Oct 12
kmbb123 wrote:
pete woodley wrote:
Telscombe Cliffy wrote:
rudolph_hucker wrote:
The Churchill isn't open THDream on Ken.Sometimes your view is spot on Pete.
But at times you do come over a fool.
pete woodley
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10:21am Tue 23 Oct 12
pete woodley
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9:35pm Sun 28 Oct 12
Telscombe Cliffy says...
8:53am Mon 22 Oct 12