Help Us To Get Justice For Marsh

Hi everyone, welcome to the Justice for Marsh fundraising page.

Thank you for taking the time to read Marsh's story.

What happened to Marsh.

On the 10th of December, 2024, Marsh was involved in an unprovoked attack in Caleta, Fuerteventura whilst on holiday in the Canary Islands. He was walking back to his apartment after a couple of drinks with his friends and was punched out of the blue by someone he did not know. This punch resulted in Marsh falling and hitting his head hard on the concrete floor. Marsh was knocked unconscious and an ambulance was called.

Marsh went to the hospital in Puerto del Rosario and this is where he was intubated, ventilated and underwent a CT scan which showed he had two skull fractures and a bleed on his brain, a very serious injury that required immediate surgical intervention. However, the hospital in Fuerteventura is not equipped for such traumatic cases as this so Marsh was transferred via air ambulance to the Insular Hospital in Gran Canaria. The surgeons at both hospitals were surprised that he survived the flight as his injuries were that severe.

Marsh underwent surgery that resulted in 14cm of his skull being removed to decompress the pressure that had built up on his brain. He remained sedated, on a ventilator and was transferred into the Intensive Care Unit for further monitoring. Since this initial surgery Marsh had more operations, including a tracheostomy, a bolt put into his skull to measure the pressure, a drain put into his brain to drain excess cerebral spinal fluid that was building up causing more pressure on his brain, he has battled pneumonia twice, fought his way through meningitis that required a wash out and clean up of his brain and he is still fighting despite us being told, not once, but twice, that we need to go and say our goodbyes because the medical staff didn’t think he would make it though the night.

Unfortunately when Marsh’s sedation was turned off, he did not wake up apart from brief opening of his eyes and small movements of his limbs. Marsh has had further X-rays, CT scans, an MRI scan, blood tests and it is now confirmed that unfortunately Marsh has a traumatic brain injury and the chances that he will recover from this is very unlikely. Marsh will never walk or talk again. He will need round the clock care due to his injuries.

Marsh is currently still in hospital in Gran Canaria and we hope to be able to bring him back to the UK once he is stable enough to fly.

Why we are asking for support.

His family & friends have started this GoFundMe to help support with his legal fees as his travel insurance doesn’t cover this. We are in the process of appointing a Spanish solicitor and due to the nature of his case, this will be very expensive.

Marsh is a well loved character both in Nantwich in Cheshire where he lives and in Fuerteventura where he spent a lot of the winter months on holiday with his partner Lynn.

Lots of people have been in touch to ask how they can help and right now this is the best way you can show your support.

We want to bring Marsh’s attacker to justice and although this won’t change his medical situation, it will allow his friends & family to know that the person who did this has to face the consequences of their actions. Marsh didn’t ask for this, he certainly didn’t deserve this and it was just a case of him being in the wrong place at the wrong time which has caused him to be in this situation.

This is why we need your help.

Please share this GoFundMe with anyone you think would like to contribute. We will provide regular updates on how Marsh is and where the legal process is at throughout the fundraising campaign.

The first target for funding is £4000.

This will allow us to hire a solicitor on retainer and enable them to start reviewing the case. We will then get an updated legal fee list letting us know the various other costs involved to proceed further with the case. We estimate these fees to be around £20000 but will know better once we appoint the solicitor.

Thanks again for reading and thank you so much for your contributions, we wouldn't be able to do this without everyones help and support.