British dad-of-three killed on stag do after smashed glass bottle over his head

Welshman David ‘Dai’ Richards was killed in September after an argument broke out between his friends and a group of German tourists (Picture: Wales News Service)

A British dad-of-four was killed on a stag do in Prague after being hit over the head with a glass bottle in a ‘blind attack’.

Welshman David ‘Dai’ Richards was killed in September after an argument broke out between his friends and a group of German tourists.

His family described him as ‘the glue of the family’, and an ‘absolutely amazing father, partner, son, brother, and friend’.

His sister-in-law Tammy Sheehan, cousin Gemma Thomas, and partner Jola said: ‘It wasn’t a fight like what I think some people are thinking – it was a blind attack.

‘From the attack he actually passed away from blunt force trauma. David was talking to locals in the street when he took a blow to the back of the head.’

German national Joel Hoppe, 27, pleaded guilty to fatal GBH has been sentenced to seven years in prison and was ordered to pay £158,758 to David’s family.

He said he acted in a fit of rage while under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

He told the court: ‘Not a day goes by that I don’t think about the late David and his children. I will accept whatever sentence you give me.’

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