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Former Cardiff star Peter Whittingham suffers head injuries in fall

18-Mar-2020 12:42:35 | The Guardian

• 35-year-old in Cardiff hospital after accident in Barry pub
• Former midfielder also played for Aston Villa and Blackburn

The former Cardiff and Aston Villa midfielder Peter Whittingham is in hospital with head injuries. The 35-year-old suffered the injuries in what South Wales police have described as “an accidental fall” in a Barry pub on 7 March. Whittingham is being treated at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.

A police statement released on Wednesday morning read: “At around 10pm on March 7, South Wales Police were called to a licensed premises in Barry. A 35-year-old man from Penarth suffered a head injury as a result of a fall and remains at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. At this stage there is no evidence or suggestion of a criminal act, and it appears the injury was caused by an accidental fall. Enquiries are continuing into the circumstances of the incident.”

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