Dad-of-four stabbed on stag do in Portugal left in coma after being found in street
dailyrecord.co.ukA British dad-of-four suffered horror injuries after being stabbed in Portugal while on a stag do. Joel Collins, 35, got separated from friends on a night-out in the coastal city of Albufeira in the southern Algarve.
His family said Joel, who is in a coma, was stabbed without provocation in a suspected mugging while returning to his hotel.
Sister Heidi Collins said Joel, from Troedyrhiw, Wales, has undergone five operations, Wales Online reports, and is in intensive care.
Joel was found unconscious in the street by a passerby with four deep wounds in his abdomen and taken to hospital. He suffered lacerations to his pancreas, lungs, intestines and stomach.Heidi said her brother had limited memory of what had happened to him during the July 4 attack.Nurses said it looked like Joel was mugged as he arrived without his phone or any ID.His last memory was of getting separated from his group and getting his phone out to use Google maps to find a route back to his hotel.He was left with deep stab wounds and has since been placed in intensive care following multiple surgeries.Joel is due to have another operation on Monday.Heidi said: “We’re just taking it day by day now.”Joel’s parents and his partner, Gabriella, are at his bedside regularly and Heidi has been out to see her brother.“Doctors have told mum and dad he was handed in to the hospital by ambulance,” Heidi added.“He was found by a member of the public.”The language barrier has proved difficult for Joel’s family, who are still unsure as to whether the incident has been reported to the Portuguese police or not.They said they’d been asked by nurses whether Joel had reported it or not and understood the police had called the hospital to see if Joel was able to talk to
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