Man dies after Prague assault

A CARLOW man died in a hospital in Prague yesterday from injuries he received in a suspected mugging in the Czech capital over the weekend.

Fergal Barry, 35, from Tullow Road, Carlow, was taken to hospital early last Friday in an unconscious state with a serious injury.

It is suspected he had been the victim of a mugging and assaulted while outsocialising during a holiday in the Czech Republic.

His parents, Mary and Kevin Barry, from Seven Springs, Carlow, are believed to have flown to his bedside after they were informed he was in intensive care at Prague Hospital.

It is understood the young man had travelled out to Prague last week with a friend for a pre-Christmas break.

A local councillor in Carlow town confirmed the family of Mr Barry had been informed of his injuries. He said the family understood he had been mugged while over there on holidays.

A statement from the hospital’s spokesman, Leos Kabat, said the tourist had probably died of a head injury.

The Department of Foreign Affairs, who confirmed an Irishman had died in Prague, said the family were receiving consular assistance from the Department and the Irish Embassy in Prague.