Witnesses testify that hockey player brutally beat-up senior

Witnesses in a legal case against Czech hockey player Radek Duda have testified in a Karlovy Vary court that the suspect brutally beat-up a senior pedestrian in January after an incident between the two at a street crossing. Mr Duda is alleged to have exited his vehicle and beat up the older man – who is seeking 50,000 crowns in damages. The player claimed in court that he only pinched the other man in the face. Witnesses, by contrast, say he punched the sEnior eight or nine times, and even that the player held the older man with one hand while hitting him with the other. The 32-year-old Duda was let go by his former team Chomutov over the incident; if found guilty he could face up to two years in prison.

Author: Jan Velinger