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Rhodri Harrison

Flare lit next to disabled Swansea City fan leaves him with severe burns

A disabled Swansea City fan has suffered first degree burns while exiting an away game when a flare was lit in the crowd.

Callum Williams, 17, was leaving the Hawthorns stadium alongside his friends and fellow Swansea FC fans when one individual lit the flare just a few meters from his right hand, before throwing it.

He has been left "gutted by the moment of stupidity from a selfish fan", and warned it could have been far worse.

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