Police probe incident as GAA star fights for life after US debut

WITNESSES to an incident which left a promising Irish GAA player fighting for his life in the US have told police the alleged attacker said “you won’t get up from that” as the victim lay on the ground.

Doctors at San Francisco General Hospital also told police they believe the injuries suffered by 22-year-old Mark McGovern on Saturday night were caused by blunt force trauma to the head.

The GAA player was making his debut for Ulster San Francisco against the San Francisco Celts when he suffered the injury.