Blackburn fan dies after Stoke stadium incident
Reuters - Sunday 07 February 2010, 14:07
A football fan died on Sunday after
suffering a head injury and a heart attack in an incident during
a Premier League match at Stoke City in central England, police
said.
The 30-year-old man collapsed inside the Britannia Stadium
on Saturday just after the half-time interval in the game
between Stoke and Blackburn Rovers.
Police said they were investigating what led to the man's
death and would not comment on a BBC report that he had been hit
on the head with a bin.
"The circumstances are being fully investigated and a
25-year-old man remains in custody and is helping police with
their inquiries," Staffordshire Police said.
Chief Inspector Adrian Roberts, who was in charge of
policing at the game, told the BBC that no Stoke fans were
involved in the incident.
Some 1,300 Blackburn fans were at the
game, which Stoke won 3-0.
Police and paramedics found the man, a Blackburn supporter,
on a concourse inside the stadium with other Blackburn fans.
He received medical treatment inside the stadium before
being taken to hospital where he died early on Sunday.