Family tributes to 'caring young man' ; CRIME: Heartbreak after attack victim died 10 days later of injuries

From: Birmingham Mail | Date: January 11, 2008| Author: Mark Cowan CRIME CORRESPONDENT | Copyright information

A MAN who died ten days after being attacked in front of his girlfriend hours into the New Year was today described as a "loving and caring young man".

Electrician Lea Byrne was left with serious head injuries after being set upon in Ormond Road, Frankley, in the early hours of January 1.

Police said Mr Byrne, aged 24, from Frankley, was the innocent victim of an unprovoked attack. He died of his injuries in hospital yesterday.

Today, Lea's heartbroken mum Gail Byrne sa...

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Birmingham Mail (England) ; Byline: By Mark Cowan CRIME CORRESPONDENT A MAN who died ten days after being attacked in front of his girlfriend hours into the New Year was today described as a loving and caring young man . Electrician Lea Byrne was left with serious head injuries ...