Wife of Sean Cox explains the awful situation her family were put in

The wife of Sean Cox, Martina Cox, has explained how the attack on her husband outside Anfield back in April this year left her in complete shock.

Mr Cox was attacked by AS Roma supporters before the Reds took on the Serie A outfit in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.

“He’s been supporting Liverpool all his life,” Mrs Cox told the Irish Independent. “Sean regularly went to matches with either his brother or family, it was a very natural thing for him to do.

“It was a really familiar place for him. He would have felt quite safe there as well. He went to a match and he never returned home. Our life has been turned upside down.

“On the night, I got a phone call from my sister-in-law and she said Sean had a hit to the head and he was on his way to the Aintree Hospital.

“I got a call from a nurse and she explained that Sean had had a bleed on the brain and severe bruising and needed emergency surgery.

“I was just in absolute shock, I didn’t really take it in and I didn’t look on social media.”

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There has been an arrest since the incident took place, with Roma fan Daniele Sciusco, 29,  jailed for violent disorder in August.

Roma have donated €150,000 to help with Mr Cox’s rehab and medical costs, which Mrs Cox is very grateful for, as her husband is on the mend.

“Roma don’t have any connection to Sean but they really have stepped up to the plate in terms of what they have given for the donation and they have also agreed to work with us in terms of fundraising activities going forward,” said Mrs Cox.

“There was a bucket collection at the (Liverpool versus) Cardiff match and half the funds raised were matched by the Liverpool Foundation so that was about £29,000 which is really good and we’re very grateful for that. Liverpool have also agreed to help with some fundraising in terms of community activity going forward so that’s where we’re at.

“Obviously we want the best for Sean because I think he deserves it because this shouldn’t have happened and we’ve done everything we can in terms of fundraising.

“People have rallied around, they’ve done so much, it’s been heart-warming.”

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