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Liverpool fan Sean Cox finally home two years after Champions League assault

Liverpool supporter Sean Cox has returned to Ireland almost two years after he suffered life-changing injuries as a result of an assault outside Anfield by Roma fans.

The father-of-three is back at his family home in County Meath 23 months on from being left in a coma due to an attack near the Reds' home ground ahead of a Champions League encounter with the Serie A outfit.

Roma fan Simone Mastrelli was jailed in February 2019 for three-and-a-half years after he pleaded guilty to unlawfully and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm

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Cox subsequently underwent extensive rehabilitation and made his return to Anfield in November last year to watch Liverpool defeat champions Manchester City, where he met with manager Jurgen Klopp.