Prague Czech Republic: British dad, 31, from Wales killed with vodka bottle while on stag do in European city

David ‘Dai’ Richards, who was from Mountain Ash in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, was with a group of friends in the European city when the incident happened. Joel Hoppe, 27, from Germany, has been jailed during a sentencing at a Prague court, after being convicted of grievous bodily harm (GBH) which resulted in death.

Mr Richards and his friends came across another group of tourists during the stag do on September 21 last year. "At first, everything was calm and the tourists were chatting normally," Czech Police spokesman Jan Daněk said.

He added: "Then there was a rift between them and one of them hit the other in the head with a vodka bottle. The blow was so strong that the injured person immediately fell to the ground and unfortunately died in hospital." In court, Hoppe pleaded guilty to GBH as well as disorderly conduct.

The man admitted to acting in a fot of rage as a result fo being under the influence of alcohol and drugs, reports Wales Online. He told the court that a day doesn't go by when "I don’t think about the late David and his children".

He said: "I will accept whatever sentence you give me." He also addressed the family of Richards who were in the court. He said: "It breaks my heart to see these people here today.”

A sentence of at least eight years imprisonment and a ban from the Czech Republic for 10 years was put forward by the state prosecutor. A sentence of seven years after taking into account Hoppe's remorse and his otherwise orderly life was handed down by Judge Daniella Sarah Sotolářová.