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Terry O'Holic
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| The father of Chelsea skipper John Terry is recovering after he was attacked by football fans at a London Underground station last weekend.
Ted Terry, 56, suffered a serious head wound in the incident at Upminster Station on Saturday evening, where he was targeted by Tottenham Hotspur supporters returning from their team's 4-2 defeat at Bolton.
According to reports, his attacker - who had a blue and white scarf wrapped round his hand - pushed Mr Terry's head into a metal post, leaving him barely conscious. He was later treated in hospital.
John Terry, 29, was said to be 'stunned and upset' by the attack.
'Ted suffered a nasty wound to the back of his head that required a lot of stitches,' a family friend told The Sun.
'He is upset he was attacked by so-called football fans purely because his son plays for a rival team. John is also very shocked about what has happened.'
It is thought that the fans recognised Mr Terry, an unemployed forklift driver, because of publicity he received earlier this year after he received a suspended sentence for supplying cocaine.
'British Transport Police is investigating the assault of a 56-year-old man at Upminster station at around 10pm on Saturday, 6 November,' said a British Transport Police spokesman.
'Enquiries into the matter are ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact police.
'BTP are appealing for anyone with any information to contact us and we would particularly like to speak to a man described as white, in his early 30s and of stocky build. He was wearing a navy blue Fred Perry shirt and a white and blue Tottenham Hotspur scarf wrapped around his hand.'
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