“It’s sad that people can’t keep their hands to themselves.”
The victim of the attack was Jake’s dad, Alan. He was hit in the back of the head during a night out in Manchester.
He was left on the floor for ten minutes after the blow, blood seeping from his head. He went on to suffer a stroke and a spinal injury, leaving him in a wheelchair.If you need support for your mental health the following resources are available The NHS Choices website lists the following helplines and support networks for people to talk to.
During their final conversation, Alan told Jake that he wanted him to return to boxing, a sport that Jake had been training for since he was a young child. “I tell the kids to take each day as it comes,” explained the father of two. “Put one foot in front of the other. If you keep moving, you don’t have time to freeze.
“But that’s not the case, sometimes life is so fast you need to step back. You need to evaluate the space you’re in, look after yourself and find peace. “Nobody that I know wants to go out and look for a fight", Jake told the MEN. “It’s either under the influence of alcohol, drugs or peer pressure.
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