Beaten Afghanistan hero dies
A SOLDIER who was attacked just hours after coming safely home from Afghanistan has died in hospital.
David Grout, 22, suffered severe head injuries when he was beaten unconscious in an unprovoked clash outside a club in the Eston area of Middlesbrough last Tuesday.
He leaves behind wife Kerry and their 20-month-old son Harley.
David, a member of the Royal Signals, was attacked when he went out with his mother and stepdad for a drink to celebrate his return after two months in Helmand province.
Soon after the attack, a close family member said: “He made it through a war zone unscathed to come back and be put in hospital by scumbags.”
A 19-year-old man arrested after the incident was freed on police bail pending inquiries.
