Leeds United Fan in Coma After Fall During Celebrations

A Leeds United supporter is in critical condition after falling from a tree during the club’s Premier League promotion celebrations on Monday.

The 23-year-old fan, Ed O’Brien, fell while celebrating in Millennium Square, Leeds, where more than 150,000 supporters gathered to mark the club’s dramatic Championship title win. Leeds clinched promotion with a stoppage-time goal from Tottenham loanee Manor Solomon against Plymouth.

O’Brien was immediately rushed to Leeds General Infirmary, where he remains in a coma. His mother, Stacey Barker, expressed the family’s anguish, saying, “Ed is just a young man who made a mistake and he’s paying for it dearly.”

Barker clarified that her son was not severely intoxicated at the time of the incident. “I am confident he wasn’t paralytic… and no other substance was involved,” she said. “Ed and his siblings are incredibly close… we’re holding onto every hope.”

O’Brien, who had recently turned 23, has undergone surgery, though doctors remain concerned about possible brain damage. The family continues to travel daily from York to Leeds to be by his side.

Addressing online speculation, Barker added, “Some of the unwarranted comments are compounding our heartache. We urge people to consider what they are writing.”

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