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Lucy Marshall

Pregnant girlfriend of man who died playing football in Leeds was tagged in a Facebook post about his death

The pregnant girlfriend of a man who died while playing football was tagged in a post of condolence about his death on Facebook.

Leah Hayes, 24, tragically lost her partner Jamie Harper on Sunday (September 11). Jamie, 34, from Castleford, died around 1.41pm after he collapsed at a football centre near Kirkstall Road in Leeds.

The Wetherspoons chef had been playing a charity match to raise money for a children's cancer charity. He leaves behind his girlfriend of 10 months Leah, who is expecting their first child together.

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