Man City fan attacked after CL game in 'stable' condition
BRUGGE, Belgium (AP) - The Manchester City supporter who was attacked on his way home from the team´s Champions League match against Club Brugge in Belgium has been upgraded to "stable" condition though he remains in a coma, prosecutors said.
Five men were arrested after the incident that left the 63-year-old City fan, who is Belgian, hospitalized after being attacked in a parking lot at a service station late Tuesday after City´s 5-1 win.
One suspect was charged with theft with violence and theft with aggravated violence, another with intentional beatings and incapacitating injuries, and all five with culpable negligence, the East Flanders prosecutor´s office said in a statement released Friday.
The five men were brought before a judge in the city of Ghent on Thursday. Three have been released under strict conditions, including a ban on attending soccer matches, and two remained detained, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said Wednesday the victim had "life-threatening injuries." In their latest update, they said he was "still in a coma but his condition is now stable."
City has said the club is working with police in Belgium and Manchester to establish more information about the incident.
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