Co Wexford man Frank Staples is in intensive care in Perth after being injured in an incident in the city in late July. Photograph: GoFundMeA Co Wexford man who was hospitalised following a one punch attack in Australia has come out a coma but remains in intensive care and is facing “a long road back” to full health.
Frank Staples , from Wexford town, was seriously injured outside a McDonalds outlet on Beaufort Street in Perth on July 24th. He fell to the ground after allegedly being punched in the side of the head. The incident is understood to have been captured on CCTV and a man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm in connection with the incident. He has been released on bail.
Mr Staples, an engineer, was diagnosed with a brain haemorrhage and was in a coma for several days at the Royal Perth Hospital, his family said. He travelled to Sydney for work last April and was visiting to Perth when the incident occurred.