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| A Welsh teenager attacked while on a night out in Majorca remains in a coma in a critical condition. | |
| Family say Alex Hughes, 16, from Radyr, near Cardiff, was hit over the head with a bottle as he left a nightclub in the Port d'Andratx resort. | Family say Alex Hughes, 16, from Radyr, near Cardiff, was hit over the head with a bottle as he left a nightclub in the Port d'Andratx resort. |
| The Spanish Civil Guard have questioned three male suspects but no arrests have been made. | |
| Alex was staying with three friends and their parents on the Spanish holiday island when the attack happened. | |
| The boy's grandmother said he remains "critical but stable" in hospital. | The boy's grandmother said he remains "critical but stable" in hospital. |
| "We are just praying that he will make it," said Pauline Simms, who lives in Aberdare, in the Cynon Valley. | "We are just praying that he will make it," said Pauline Simms, who lives in Aberdare, in the Cynon Valley. |
| "He was over on holidays with friends and their parents for a nice break after doing their GCSEs. | "He was over on holidays with friends and their parents for a nice break after doing their GCSEs. |
| It must be a very harrowing time for his parents. It's your worst nightmare. Margaret Lloyd, chairman of governors | It must be a very harrowing time for his parents. It's your worst nightmare. Margaret Lloyd, chairman of governors |
| "They went to a little nightclub which was (in) a very quiet resort in Majorca and these Spanish boys set upon them after they came out from the nightclub on their way home. | "They went to a little nightclub which was (in) a very quiet resort in Majorca and these Spanish boys set upon them after they came out from the nightclub on their way home. |
| "Alex was the unlucky one to be hit on the head with a bottle." | "Alex was the unlucky one to be hit on the head with a bottle." |
| Mrs Simms said a parent of one of his friends had been waiting up for them to return, and called paramedics who took Alex to hospital in Palma. | Mrs Simms said a parent of one of his friends had been waiting up for them to return, and called paramedics who took Alex to hospital in Palma. |
| "They decided immediately to operate on him and at the moment it is still a very serious situation," added his grandmother. | "They decided immediately to operate on him and at the moment it is still a very serious situation," added his grandmother. |
| A Civil Guard spokesman said: "Police are investigating the incident. There are three male suspects but no arrests have been made." | A Civil Guard spokesman said: "Police are investigating the incident. There are three male suspects but no arrests have been made." |
| Alex was on holiday with friends and their parents in the Port d'Andratx resort in the west of the island | Alex was on holiday with friends and their parents in the Port d'Andratx resort in the west of the island |
| The Sun newspaper said the attackers targeted Alex and his friends because they had been dancing with local girls. | The Sun newspaper said the attackers targeted Alex and his friends because they had been dancing with local girls. |
| Alex's father Dr Dermot Hughes, a consultant anaesthetist in neurosurgery, and his mother Helen flew out to be at their son's bedside. | Alex's father Dr Dermot Hughes, a consultant anaesthetist in neurosurgery, and his mother Helen flew out to be at their son's bedside. |
| Dr Hughes told the paper: "All we can do is wait with our fingers crossed and pray he comes out of his coma. | Dr Hughes told the paper: "All we can do is wait with our fingers crossed and pray he comes out of his coma. |
| "Unfortunately for our boys, they waited for them to leave, drove up in a car and attacked them. | "Unfortunately for our boys, they waited for them to leave, drove up in a car and attacked them. |
| "Alex was trying to escape but was hit on the head with a bottle. | "Alex was trying to escape but was hit on the head with a bottle. |
| "Alex is a lover not a fighter. He has a quiet manner but is quick-witted - a lovely boy." | "Alex is a lover not a fighter. He has a quiet manner but is quick-witted - a lovely boy." |
| Well-wishers and friends from Radyr Comprehensive School where Alex is a pupil have set up a Facebook group supporting him. | |
| Margaret Lloyd, chairman of governors, said: "We're very shocked and we feel a great deal of sympathy for his parents and good wishes go out to him for a full and speedy recovery. | Margaret Lloyd, chairman of governors, said: "We're very shocked and we feel a great deal of sympathy for his parents and good wishes go out to him for a full and speedy recovery. |
| "It must be a very harrowing time for his parents. It's your worst nightmare, you send your child on holiday and hope they're having a good time but never think it's going to happen to you." | "It must be a very harrowing time for his parents. It's your worst nightmare, you send your child on holiday and hope they're having a good time but never think it's going to happen to you." |