A Dublin man is in a serious condition after sustaining head injuries after a horror attack in Liverpool.
The man, 42, was rushed to hospital after being found outside his hotel in the city centre in the early hours of Friday morning.
He is now in a high dependency unit with swelling to his brain and two shattered eye sockets as his family rushed to his beside.
Merseyside cops have appealed for information as they look to nail down exactly what happened to the Dad-of-three.
The man had flown into the city on Thursday with pals and had been planning on attending the Grand National in Aintree.
He was separated from the group on a night out and was later found on the ground in The Strand area in the city at around 3.40am with his phone and wallet missing.
Detectives have been scanning CCTV in the area and asked witnesses to come forward saying any information "no matter how small" could be of use.
They said: "Maybe you were driving past or saw an incident around this time? Any information, no matter how small, could assist us in piecing together what has happened to this man."
The man is said to be responding well to treatment while police have so far managed to track some of his movement through CCTV.
His family are preparing to spend the few weeks in the city.
A GoFundMe set up to help with the medical costs as well as accommodation for his family in Liverpool has already raised thousands.
People wrote their well-wishes to him and his family as they urged him to 'keep fighting'.
One said: "Total shock hearing this news, please god your on the road to recovery Rob. Sending our love."
Another wrote: "Thinking of you , nothing but love for you , keep fighting brother."
