A dad-of-three who was celebrating his stag do at the Grand National over the weekend is now fighting for his life in hospital after being punched outside a bar.
HGV driver Lee Burns, 41, had been at the Grand National at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday (April 15) before going for a night out with friends in Poulton, Lancashire.
It was then that he was assaulted and was knocked unconscious in an incident outside a bar at around 1.25am on Sunday. He suffered a head injury and was rushed to hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. He is now in an induced coma at Royal Preston Hospital.
