suffolknwot
Vital Football Hero
Cambridge United fan Simon Dobbin dies five years after attack which left him brain-damaged
A Cambridge United fan who was left permanently brain-damaged after he was assaulted by a group of rival supporters has died five years after the attack.
Simon Dobbin was set upon by a gang of Southend United fans after watching his team play the Shrimpers in Southend in March 2015.
He spent a year in hospital after being hit and stamped on repeatedly, and couldn't walk or talk following the incident.
Thirteen men were convicted for the roles in the assault or Mr Dobbin, with 12 going to prison, but the majority have now been released.
In a Tweet posted on Wednesday afternoon, Cambridge United confirmed that Mr Dobbin had passed away at his home in Mildenhall earlier that morning.
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/202..._E4tPGETdaX3V7biSyEJrjT8x7ZV-bAhPtM6qfL0wyo-I
A Cambridge United fan who was left permanently brain-damaged after he was assaulted by a group of rival supporters has died five years after the attack.
Simon Dobbin was set upon by a gang of Southend United fans after watching his team play the Shrimpers in Southend in March 2015.
He spent a year in hospital after being hit and stamped on repeatedly, and couldn't walk or talk following the incident.
Thirteen men were convicted for the roles in the assault or Mr Dobbin, with 12 going to prison, but the majority have now been released.
In a Tweet posted on Wednesday afternoon, Cambridge United confirmed that Mr Dobbin had passed away at his home in Mildenhall earlier that morning.
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/202..._E4tPGETdaX3V7biSyEJrjT8x7ZV-bAhPtM6qfL0wyo-I
What a tragic waste RIP.M
