Deery says a lot of prayers being said for Stute midfielder Niall Grace
“We were up with him last night,” said Mr Deery. “He’s still in an induced coma, in a critical condition, with bruising and a bleed to the brain.”
He added: “Thankfully there were no signs of the swelling getting any worse from the first MRI scan to the latest one.
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Hide Ad“The last thing anyone wants is to wake up to deal with what his family had to deal with on Sunday morning.”
“It puts things into perspective. We cry about so many things but this just makes you realise what’s important.
“There are a lot of people praying for him and we just hope he pulls through, He’s a great, smart young fella.”
Detectives in Derry appealed for witnesses and information following the assault, which is reported to have happened at approximately 12.45am in Waterloo Street.