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Wrexham ace and son of Premier League hero shares horror pics of car crash that could’ve killed him ‘in blink of an eye’
WREXHAM midfielder Elliot Lee has opened up about the horrific car accident he suffered last week.
Lee was taken to hospital on February 11 after he was involved in a two-car collision while travelling home from the Racecourse Ground.
The 30-year-old had just featured for Wrexham against Bolton in the EFL Trophy.
A club statement from the Welsh side the following day read: “Wrexham AFC can confirm that last night, after the Vertu Trophy match against Bolton Wanderers, a first-team player (Elliot Lee) was involved in a road traffic incident when returning home.
“The incident involved one other car and resulted in the drivers of both cars being taken to hospital.
“Emergency services were quickly on the scene and the Club would like to thank them for their prompt response and action.”
Wrexham also confirmed that Lee suffered no major injuries.
The midfielder did not feature for the club against Northampton at the weekend or Leyton Orient on Tuesday evening.
But he took to Instagram on Wednesday afternoon to give fans an update.
Lee wrote: “Last Tuesday night I found out just how fragile life is and in the blink of an eye, through no fault of your own, it has the potential to change drastically.
“Thankfully I had someone looking over me, but I’m well aware of how different the outcome could’ve been.
“It has been overwhelming to see how much people care and the love and support I have around me with my family and friends. It has been a tough week, but I’m feeling very lucky and very grateful.
“Thank you to the emergency services for all their help and for all the kind messages I have received, it means a lot.
“And lastly a huge thank you to @kevmulholland @adermmm and my partner for rushing to my aid and spending all night in the hospital with me.
“Hoping to be back on the pitch asap.”
Lee also shared a picture of the damage to his car, with the front of the vehicle completely smashed.
The midfielder joined Wrexham from Luton Town in 2022 and has since made 134 appearances.
The midfielder has also played for the likes of West Ham and Barnsley.
He made two Premier League appearances for the Hammers and was loaned out five times – to Southend United, Luton, Blackpool and twice to Colchester United.
Lee is also the son of ex-Prem star Rob Lee, who played for West Ham, Newcastle and made 21 appearances for England.
Teen, 18, ‘happy to be alive’ after devastating road crash left him with fractured skull and ‘ticking time bomb’ clot
A TEENAGER has said he is “happy to be alive” after a car accident left him fighting for his life.
Mikolaj Bobro was the passenger in a car on his way to college when they were involved in a collision.
The incident happened in Arklow but he was later rushed to Beaumont Hospital after it emerged he had a large blood clot on his brain.
The 18-year-old said he has no memory of the accident or what happened after.
“I remember waking up in Beaumont and I was on the operating table, and the doctor was reassuring me I’ll be fine. And then I woke up in a bed with my family around me.”
Neurosurgeon Professor Donncha O’Brien said the team there often sees tragedy from car accidents.
“We see devastating fatal consequences as a result of collisions between cars. And we see devastating fatal consequences as a result of collisions between cars and passengers.
“In many cases, patients talk and die after a head injury, experience the so-called lucid interval whereby they literally have a head injury, then they have a concussional type evet. Then they wake up and recover fully, and then deteriorate and die.”
Mikolaj had a fractured skull as well as the life-threatening clot, which can kill.
Professor O’Brien said: “A blood clot in the brain is a ticking time bomb in that it’s expanding all the time and it’s putting more and more pressure on the brain associated with its expansion.
“The brain can only accommodate a certain amount of extra volume. Once it reaches critical volume the brain then is compromised and herniates and in association with that herniation, death can occur.”
The team spent six hours in theatre but managed to fix the fracture and remove the clot.
Since then, the teen has made a full recovery, returning to the hospital for a check-up to get the all clear.
He told the new Virgin Media documentary Brain Doctors: “I don’t really remember Professor O’Brien, so it was quite nice talking to him actually, instead of me just lying on a table while he operated on me.”
The surgeon said they had been initially worried about Mikolaj as he was slow to wake up after his operation.
“There are consequences, potentially fatal, with road traffic accidents. It can happen to anybody.
“The human brain, the human nervous system isn’t an indestructible entity.”
But given all good news, Mikolaj said: “I feel unlucky because I got into an accident but I also feel lucky that I got the best surgeon. Lucky is definitely happy to be alive for me.”
- BRAIN Doctors airs tonight and every Wednesday night on Virgin Media One at 9pm.
Hit ITV drama The Bay’s return date revealed – and fans don’t have long to wait for series five
CRIME fans won’t have to wait long to get their next fix of ITV drama The Bay, as the fifth season returns next month.
ITV has now confirmed the long awaited fifth series of The Bay will return to ITV1 and ITVX from Sunday 2nd March at 9pm.
The new series will see Marsha Thomason reprise her role as family liaison officer DS Jenn Townsend.
Thomason took over from Morven Christie who starred in the first two series, with her taking on the reigns from season three.
The new season will also include familiar faces as Daniel Ryan returns as DI Anthony ‘Tony’ Manning, Erin Shanagher comes back as DS Karen Hobson and Andrew Dowbiggin picks up his role as DS James Clarke.
Also returning are Barry Sloane as Chris Fischer, Georgia Scholes as Erin Fischer, and David Carpenter and Emme Hayes as Jenn’s children Conor and Maddie.
The fifth series will also welcome some new faces including Happy Valley star Olwen May and The Full Monty’s Tara Lynne O’Neill.
Also joining the new series as guest cast are Leanne Best (The Walk-In, Cold Feet), Neil Maskell (Hijack, Kill List), David Troughton (A Very Peculiar Place, New Tricks), Stephen Wight (Screw, I May Destroy You) and Ceallach Spellman (Better, White Lines).
The fifth series will bring the twists and drama that viewers expect, as a synopsis for the new run revealed: “When 23-year-old university student Hannah is found dead on the edge of the docks, Morecambe’s MIU team has another case to solve – Jenn, who is returning to work following the death of her father, pushes aside her own grief to support Hannah’s bitterly divided family.
“With the stakes of the investigation high, Jenn and the team dig deeper into the case, uncovering hidden friendships and secret liaisons as anger rises in the student community.”
It continued: “As the intensity increases and the team peel back the complicated layers of Hannah’s life and the secrets within it, Jenn must reconcile her personal and professional struggles as she grapples to solve the case, come to terms with her own loss, and build bridges with her family.”
The series is co-created and written by Daragh Carville, however the first three episodes of series five are directed by Vigil and Endeavour actor Shaun Evans.
The series trailer was released earlier this month, hinting at another gripping storyline as part of the six-part ITV series.
Catherine Oldfield, Creative Director of Tall Story Pictures and Executive Producer of The Bay said: “We are thrilled to be coming back to our beloved Morecambe for another series.
“Daragh has written yet another captivating and emotional series which we know will enthral The Bay fans.
“We are so excited to start filming with Marsha, Dan and the team.”
The Bay will return to ITV1 and ITVX on Sunday 2nd March at 9pm.
Crime dramas on ITVX
Crime drama buffs have a wide selection of choices on ITVX - here is a selection of some of the programmes available to binge.
- Professor T: Based on a Belgian TV series of the same name, former Death in Paradise lead Ben Miller plays the title character. Professor Jasper Tempest is a criminologist with OCD who helps the police solve crimes. The cast also includes Emma Naomi, Barney White and Andy Gathergood.
- The Beast Must Die: This series follows a mother’s grief for her son, who was killed in an accident. Nicholas Blake’s novel of the same name has been adapted for the programme. Stars include Cush Jumbo, Jared Harris, Billy Howle and Geraldine James.
- Red Eye: Starring Richard Armitage, Jing Lusi and Lesley Sharp star in this six-part thriller, which mostly takes place during an all-night flight between London and Beijing. With dead bodies piling up and a mystery to unravel, the heroes must work fast to get to the truth.
- The Twelve: This Australian drama originally aired as a miniseries in 2022, with the episodes dropping in the UK in February 2023. Four months later, the show was renewed for a second season. Jurassic Park star Sam Neill stars in the leading role of barrister Brett Colby.
- Manhunt: Martin Clunes stars in this drama based on true murder investigations. Series one focused on the death of Amélie Delagrange, which took place in 2004, while the second depicted the search for serial rapist Delroy Grant.
Casey O’Gorman reveals nasty injury after shock collapse in villa and admits ‘real reason’ he passed out
CASEY O’Gorman has revealed how he sustained the nasty looking gash on his forehead.
The Sun previously told how the star had collapsed in the villa and fans spotted the mark during the final.
And speaking after his win, Casey revealed what really happened, explaining: “For those wondering I walked into a wardrobe packing my suitcase before the final, cut my head open and then passed out because I can’t deal with blood.”
Sources had previously told The Sun that Casey had was taking a break at the front of the villa where the cast usually go to smoke vapes when he began to feel dizzy.
They told us: “All of a sudden Casey felt wobbly and then passed out.
“He bashed his head on the way down and everyone rushed to attend him.
“He came round quite quickly and was checked over by the medics but then had to wear a plaster and bandage on his head.
“It meant he was pulled from filming for hours.”
On Monday night Casey and Gabby won All Stars – leaving fans shocked as Grace and Luca had been the firm favourites to scoop the £50,000 prize.
Figures reveal Grace Jackson and Luca Bish weren’t far behind them.
Gabby and Casey scored 33.37% of the votes, while Grace and Luca came in just behind them with 30.38%.
Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu and Curtis Pritchard got 21.74%, Catherine Agbaje and Omar Nyame landed 8.14% and Elma Pazar and Sammy Root ended up with 6.36%.
Casey, 28, first appeared on the ninth series of the standard version of the show and then returned for series one of Love Island: All Stars, before joining series two, while Gabby, 33, first appeared on series three of the reality show where she was coupled up with Marcel Somerville.
Speaking about his win, Casey said: “Gabby was the first girl I pulled in the villa and since then, every single girl I was chatting to, Gabby was in the back of my mind, which was so nice.
“Even bombshells that would come in, I was saying to myself, ‘Come on, you need to keep open, you can’t shut yourself off this early on’, but I just couldn’t.”
He added that he would “never, ever” come back to the show, after three appearances across its standard and All Stars versions.
Casey O’Gorman’s love interests
Lea Broc – Casey dated Lea for three years up until 2022. It was later claimed that he had cheated on the French influencer.
Claudia Forgarty – Casey was coupled up with Claudia on the show in 2023 but ditched her when a new bombshell arrived.
Rosie Seabrook – Casey left the villa with Rosie and they briefly dated in the real world before calling it quits.
Georgia Harrison – The hunk had a fling with Georgia before his second stint on the show. It ended badly between them when she famously told him she had seen his late grandfather.
Joanna Chimonides – Casey was briefly couple up with on All Stars series one.
Kaz Kamwi – Kaz was another short lived romance on All Stars.
Eve Gale – Casey ended up leaving the villa with Eve but there romance was also not to last.
Tina Stinnes – Casey and Tina slept together when they appeared on Made In Chelsea together.
EastEnders fans work out ‘who really’ attacked Cindy Beale and insist clue is ‘red herring’
EASTENDERS fans have branded the big reveal of Cindy Beale’s attacker a ‘red herring’.
Viewers are convinced Kathy owning up to hitting Cindy over the head with a shovel at Christmas was a ploy to throw them off the scent.
Kathy confessed to the attack last night as Cindy held a gun up to Ian Beale and accused him of doing it.
But fans really aren’t convinced Kathy is being honest.
In a discussion online, EastEnders viewers are convinced Kathy has only confessed because she is covering for someone.
Writing on Reddit, one “disappointed” armchair detective branded the big reveal, which came five minutes into Tuesday night’s instalment, “wasted”.
They are also convinced soap bosses previously hinted her attacker would be unveiled in tonight’s 40th Anniversary live episode.
“Anyone else feel a tad underwhelmed and disappointed?” the fan asked.
“Didn’t like the way that Kathy reveal was done. Felt it was completely wasted. Really clinging on to hope that she was just saying it to save Ians skin.
“I could’ve sworn it was announced that the attacker would be revealed in the live episode?”
Replying, another viewer said: “I don’t think it’s Kathy. It was about as see through as Jane pretending it was her in 2015.
“Would Kathy really try to kill someone so soon after getting away with Keanu?”
And a third said: “I would be OK with it being Kathy if it wasn’t revealed so poorly. Whenever there’s a reveal of a whodunnit it’s like a dramatic punchline. This was just ‘Oh btw Kathy did it, moving on…”
Other Reddit users have pointed out that Kathy was also named as Cindy’s attacker in Tuesday night’s after show, EastEnders Revealed: The Lock-In.
In a separate discussion, one fan said: “Eastenders the Lock In show is saying definitely Kathy. If so I am unbelievably disappointed. As if Kathy would do it after the Keanu situation! It’s so implausible.”
Another chimed in: “I feel a bit underwhelmed. It just feels a bit anticlimactic and the fact that Kathy would do that especially after the whole SIX ordeal just seems implausible.
“I still think a twist is coming, but the Eastenders Revealed has also revealed it as Kathy, so it would be far fetched if that whole reveal to the cast was all a con, but never say never.”
Nine suspects have been in the frame for attacking Cindy with a shovel.
On Tuesday night, a furious Cindy arrived at No.45 armed with Phil Mitchell’s (Steve McFadden) gun.
She discovered Ian (Adam Woodyatt) holding their daughter Lucy’s locket, which was taken in the attack.
Believing this confirmed her suspicions of Ian, she confronted her ex-husband.
Who attacked Cindy Beale: The suspects
Cindy Beale was dramatically attacked at the end of the highly-anticipated Christmas Day special.
But there is question on the lips of every fan, who exactly was behind it?
Elaine Knight (Harriet Thorpe): She blackmailed Cindy to get out of Walford before kicking her husband George out following his surprise reaction to the public revelation about the affair. Cindy also called her ‘withered’ in her long rant.
George Knight (Colin Salmon): He claimed he was not interested in reigniting things with his ex-wife. But he was left enraged by his son’s behaviour, leaving his relationship with Elaine in ruins.
Junior Knight (Micah Balfour): He was caught suspiciously lurking in the shadows by Denise in the aftermath of the attack. He was hurt by Cindy because she claimed their affair only happened because he reminded her of his father George.
Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt): After finding out about the affair, hew kicked Cindy out in anger. He then trashed his living room, he stormed out the house and appeared to be unreachable at the time of the attack and in the aftermath.
Kojo Asare (Oludayo Koleosho): After finding out about Cindy’s affair, she put him into a coma when she pushed him off a raised platform. Could he want revenge?
Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth): She was the one to find Cindy on the pavement in the Square gardens after she was attacked with the snow shovel. Kathy always remained suspicious of Cindy because of her past and was devastated at the destruction of her family.
Anna Knight (Molly Rainford): Was seen looking out of the upstairs window with a birds eye view of the square at the time Cindy went to get her cab.
Gina Knight (Francesca Henry): Recovering addict Gina snuck out of the Vic with her coat to go on a ‘walk’, just before the attack took place.
Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa): Cindy got Lauren addicted to smack and revealed her addiction to her family, leaving Peter devastated and her family destroyed. Just before Cindy was attacked, Lauren was contemplating taking more pills in the car lot.
Peter Beale (Thomas Law): Cindy destroyed the family unit they all shared by her actions. She then called him ‘stupid’ in her extensive monologue in the Vic which left his drowning his tears.
However, the Walford veteran insisted it wasn’t him who attacked Cindy and claimed their son Peter (Thomas Law) had been the person responsible.
As Cindy grappled with this surprise revelation, she was in for a further shock when Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) arrived at the house and took the blame.
With Cindy holding a gun to Ian’s head and accusing him of throwing his own son under a bus, Kathy shouted: “Stop!”
Cindy told her: “Just leave it alone, Kathy. This has got nothing to do with you!”
Kathy calmly told her: “It wasn’t Ian. He didn’t try to kill you. It was me.”
- EastEnders, 7.30pm, BBC One, Wednesday February 19
Rehearsals for Pope’s funeral ‘underway’ at Vatican after Pontiff ‘fears he won’t survive’ double pneumonia
THE Pope’s funeral is being rehearsed after the ailing Pontiff warned he may not survive this bout of pneumonia, according to reports.
The Swiss Guard – the force tasked with protecting the Pope, 88 – has been rehearsing his funeral procedure and are “preparing for the pontiff’s death”, according to a Swiss newspaper.
Catholics are gathering near the hospital where he is being treated as fears for health intensify, reported Blick.
However, the captain of the Swiss Guard, Christian Kühne, denied this report on Wednesday.
He told Catholic news agency KNA: “We are continuing to work normally,” and stressed that regular service operations would continue unchanged.
The Pope has been staying in a special ward Rome’s Gemelli hospital since Friday, where he was admitted after a week suffering with bronchitis.
The Vatican revealed on Monday that he was battling a “complex clinical picture” which involved a “polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract”.
Officials clarified yesterday that he has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs.
Then, two people close to the Pontiff claimed Francis had confided to them that “might not make it this time”, according to a report by Politico.
The sources also apparently said the Pope is suffering from intense pain and is “tying up loose ends” ahead of his successor.
There had been hope that the Pope would pull through after a Vatican update on Monday announced his condition was “stable”, and that he was “free from fever”.
But the confirmation of double-lung pneumonia and Francis’s reported pessimism over his outlook have cast a gloomy shadow for Catholics worldwide.
All of the Pope’s engagements this week have been cancelled or rescheduled – and he is said to be “distressed” to have been barred from delivering his regular morning Angelus sermon.
A statement issued by the Vatican yesterday read: “The chest CT scan that the Holy Father underwent this afternoon […] demonstrated the onset of bilateral pneumonia that required further pharmacological therapy.”
They added that Francis’ respiratory infection also involved asthmatic bronchitis, which required the use of an extensive antibiotic treatment.
The Pope had part of his lung removed years ago, meaning he is particularly vulnerable to pulmonary conditions.
How will the next Pope be chosen?
By Patrick Harrington, foreign news reporter
THE Pope has a huge responsibility as the global head of the Catholic Church.
Traditionally, a senior cardinal assumes the role late-on in their life and continues until their death.
That is not always the case, however, as with Pope Benedict XVI who stepped back after eight years due to ill health.
When the Pope dies, his passing must first be confirmed by the Chamberlain of the Catholic church – in the presence of the Papal Master of Ceremonies and other officials.
The Chamberlain then informs the cardinal vicar for Rome, who passes the news onto the city and the world.
After nine days of mourning, during which time the Pope is buried, the task of choosing a new leader arises.
All 252 cardinals will be summoned to Rome from around the world for the Papal election, called Conclave.
The new Pope is decided by a vote, which can be participated in by up to 115 cardinals.
The number is whittled down by excluding any cardinals over 80.
There are secret discussions between the cardinals about who would be a good successor.
Then voting begins in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel – and continues until a consensus is reached.
However, if there is still no consensus after 12 days, then a new Pope can be appointed with more than 50 per cent of the votes.
Locals are kept updated on the process by twice-daily plumes of smoke coming from the chapel.
Black smoke means the vote is still being deliberated, and when white smoke appears it means a decision has been reached.
Expert Italian pulmonologist Barbara Moscatelli told the National Catholic Reporter that the condition is “neither easy to define or to manage”.
However, even yesterday the Pope was said to be in good spirits and grateful for all the prayers for his speedy recovery.
As his health has deteriorated, Francis has moved to complete initiatives whilst he still can, and appoint certain figures to key posts who, he hopes, will continue his mission for progressive reform of the Church.
One source told Politico that Pope tactically extended the term of one figure – Giovanni Battista Re – as dean of the College of Cardinals, before being admitted to hospital.
This is the role that will oversee the Conclave, when the next Pope is selected.
Francis’s intervention was apparently controversial as it bypassed a scheduled vote on the position in order to ensure the voting process plays out as he wants.
Re is too old to vote, but insiders said he would be able to influence the lobbying that goes on during the secret discussions in the Sistine Chapel.
A source told Politico: “The run-up to the conclave is more important as that’s where lobbying goes on.”
Since being elected in 2013, Francis has strived to make the Church more inclusive by opening up key roles to women and people from the LGBT community.
The Vatican's statement on the Pope's health 17/02/2025
“The laboratory tests, chest X-ray and clinical conditions of the Holy Father continue to present a complex picture.
“The polymicrobial infection, which arose in the context of bronchiectasis and asthmatic bronchitis, and which required the use of antibiotic cortisone therapy, makes the therapeutic treatment more complex.
“The control chest CT scan that the Holy Father underwent this afternoon, prescribed by the Vatican health team and the medical team of the Fondazione Policlinico ‘A. Gemelli’, demonstrated the onset of bilateral pneumonia that required further pharmacological therapy.
“Nonetheless, Pope Francis is in good spirits. This morning he received the Eucharist and, during the day, he alternated rest with prayer and reading texts.
“He gives thanks for the closeness he feels at this time and asks, with a grateful heart, that we continue to pray for him.”