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| Antigua shooting victim Christopher Tester fund tops £30k | |
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| A campaign to fly a holidaymaker back to the UK after he was shot in the head during an attempted robbery in Antigua has raised more than £30,000. | |
| Christopher Tester, from Torquay, is in an induced coma on the Caribbean island after he was attacked at his parents' restaurant on Christmas Day night. | Christopher Tester, from Torquay, is in an induced coma on the Caribbean island after he was attacked at his parents' restaurant on Christmas Day night. |
| Friends launched a fundraising appeal to fly the 37-year-old home. He is said to be in a critical condition. | Friends launched a fundraising appeal to fly the 37-year-old home. He is said to be in a critical condition. |
| It raised £30,000 of its £90,000 target within two days of being set up. | |
| 'Horrendous at Christmas' | 'Horrendous at Christmas' |
| Family friend Charlotte Williams said Mr Tester was shot during a scuffle. He is being treated at Mount St John Hospital. | Family friend Charlotte Williams said Mr Tester was shot during a scuffle. He is being treated at Mount St John Hospital. |
| Ms Williams said: "For something like this to happen on Christmas Day is horrendous anywhere in the world. | Ms Williams said: "For something like this to happen on Christmas Day is horrendous anywhere in the world. |
| "I'm hoping there will be some Christmas magic, and people will dig deep to fly him back." | "I'm hoping there will be some Christmas magic, and people will dig deep to fly him back." |
| On its Facebook page, ABS Television in Antigua said that Mr Tester's expat parents, Tony and Gill, run the Boxer Shack restaurant in Old Road. | On its Facebook page, ABS Television in Antigua said that Mr Tester's expat parents, Tony and Gill, run the Boxer Shack restaurant in Old Road. |
| ABS posted a police statement that said the masked gunman shot Mr Tester in a struggle during a bid to rob the family. | ABS posted a police statement that said the masked gunman shot Mr Tester in a struggle during a bid to rob the family. |