Lee McAllister - the full horror
Posted: 21 Jun 2004, 10:39
The father of Lee McAllister has revealed his son's horrific injuries after a Crete motorbike accident.
Speaking from his son's hospital room last night, David McAllister said Lee has a broken jaw and cheekbone, 100 stitches to a cut in his leg, and was floating in and out of consciousness. A spokeswoman for Heraklion General Hospital in Crete, where the 21-year-old Scot is being treated, also confirmed the fighter had his spleen removed after last week's crash on the Greek island.
Mr McAllister said he was not concerned what the injuries could mean for his son's boxing future.
"The main thing is to get him home to Aberdeen and back to health," he said.
"We don't know exactly how long that will be.
"But I'll be staying here with him until he is up and walking and ready to come home."
One of the boxer's friends, a girl from Sheffield, where he trains under the Ingles, was also badly injured in the accident.
Mr McAllister said: "Lee can't remember a thing about what happened but, having spoken to other people, they think he has been the victim of a hit-and-run accident."
The girl, who was on the back of the bike, is understood to have said she thought they were hit twice. They are believed to have been lying injured by the roadside for about 90 minutes before they were noticed.
Lee is 13-1 as a pro light-welter and holds the British Masters title.
Speaking from his son's hospital room last night, David McAllister said Lee has a broken jaw and cheekbone, 100 stitches to a cut in his leg, and was floating in and out of consciousness. A spokeswoman for Heraklion General Hospital in Crete, where the 21-year-old Scot is being treated, also confirmed the fighter had his spleen removed after last week's crash on the Greek island.
Mr McAllister said he was not concerned what the injuries could mean for his son's boxing future.
"The main thing is to get him home to Aberdeen and back to health," he said.
"We don't know exactly how long that will be.
"But I'll be staying here with him until he is up and walking and ready to come home."
One of the boxer's friends, a girl from Sheffield, where he trains under the Ingles, was also badly injured in the accident.
Mr McAllister said: "Lee can't remember a thing about what happened but, having spoken to other people, they think he has been the victim of a hit-and-run accident."
The girl, who was on the back of the bike, is understood to have said she thought they were hit twice. They are believed to have been lying injured by the roadside for about 90 minutes before they were noticed.
Lee is 13-1 as a pro light-welter and holds the British Masters title.