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| Briton Robert Sebbage dies after stabbing in Greece | Briton Robert Sebbage dies after stabbing in Greece |
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| A British teenager has died after being attacked by two taxi drivers on an island in Greece, local police said. | A British teenager has died after being attacked by two taxi drivers on an island in Greece, local police said. |
| Robert Sebbage, 18, from Tadley, Hampshire, who was an England football team mascot in 2007, was reportedly stabbed on the island of Zakynthos. | Robert Sebbage, 18, from Tadley, Hampshire, who was an England football team mascot in 2007, was reportedly stabbed on the island of Zakynthos. |
| Local police said a group of Britons were attacked, leaving one dead and four injured - one seriously. | Local police said a group of Britons were attacked, leaving one dead and four injured - one seriously. |
| Two Greek taxi drivers, aged 21 and 25, are charged with murder and complicity to commit murder respectively. | Two Greek taxi drivers, aged 21 and 25, are charged with murder and complicity to commit murder respectively. |
| The attack is thought to have happened in the early hours of Wednesday at the Laganas resort on the island, also known as Zante, where Mr Sebbage had been with a group of friends. | The attack is thought to have happened in the early hours of Wednesday at the Laganas resort on the island, also known as Zante, where Mr Sebbage had been with a group of friends. |
| First holiday abroad | First holiday abroad |
| His family said in a statement: "All these young men are very close friends. They are all 18 years old and all went to the Hurst School together - some went on to college together, some into work. | His family said in a statement: "All these young men are very close friends. They are all 18 years old and all went to the Hurst School together - some went on to college together, some into work. |
| "They are simply just a bunch of nice lads and this is their first holiday abroad and they had all gone just to enjoy themselves." | "They are simply just a bunch of nice lads and this is their first holiday abroad and they had all gone just to enjoy themselves." |
| Jacques Tibbels, 18, from Marlow, Buckinghamshire, arrived at the scene after the stabbings had happened along the main strip of bars and clubs. | Jacques Tibbels, 18, from Marlow, Buckinghamshire, arrived at the scene after the stabbings had happened along the main strip of bars and clubs. |
| He told the BBC: "As we peered through the crowd we saw a boy on the floor with a cut into his abdomen area, ripped through his T-shirt, and a lot of blood." | He told the BBC: "As we peered through the crowd we saw a boy on the floor with a cut into his abdomen area, ripped through his T-shirt, and a lot of blood." |
| Mr Tibbels said a second victim was "covered in blood" and a third man held what looked like tissues or cloth to wounds on his back. | Mr Tibbels said a second victim was "covered in blood" and a third man held what looked like tissues or cloth to wounds on his back. |
| "It was frightening because you think when you're here in Zante everyone's here to have fun. | "It was frightening because you think when you're here in Zante everyone's here to have fun. |
| "Yes you expect to see maybe a fight once in a while in Zante because of all the intoxicated youths, but you don't expect to come back to your hotel to find three boys stabbed and wounded on the floor." | "Yes you expect to see maybe a fight once in a while in Zante because of all the intoxicated youths, but you don't expect to come back to your hotel to find three boys stabbed and wounded on the floor." |
| In 2007, Mr Sebbage was chosen as a mascot for the England football team in a friendly against Brazil at Wembley and posed for photos next to David Beckham. | In 2007, Mr Sebbage was chosen as a mascot for the England football team in a friendly against Brazil at Wembley and posed for photos next to David Beckham. |
| 'Dream come true' | 'Dream come true' |
| Aged 14 at the time, he was picked by the Rays of Sunshine charity because he suffered from a bowel disorder called Eosinophilic colitis and gut dysmotility. | Aged 14 at the time, he was picked by the Rays of Sunshine charity because he suffered from a bowel disorder called Eosinophilic colitis and gut dysmotility. |
| The condition meant he suffered from horrendous stomach pains and sickness and had to have part of his intestine removed. | The condition meant he suffered from horrendous stomach pains and sickness and had to have part of his intestine removed. |
| In his letter to the charity, Mr Sebbage, who played for Tadley Calleva Youth Football Club, wrote: "I love football; my life has always revolved around it. | In his letter to the charity, Mr Sebbage, who played for Tadley Calleva Youth Football Club, wrote: "I love football; my life has always revolved around it. |
| "I used to play every day at school and was once good enough to have trials at county level. | "I used to play every day at school and was once good enough to have trials at county level. |
| "Playing football made me feel alive. I feel angry, frustrated and depressed that I can no longer take part in the one thing I love. | "Playing football made me feel alive. I feel angry, frustrated and depressed that I can no longer take part in the one thing I love. |
| "However, I will never give up on supporting England. It would be a real dream come true for me just to wear the England kit and walk out of that tunnel as a mascot for my team." | "However, I will never give up on supporting England. It would be a real dream come true for me just to wear the England kit and walk out of that tunnel as a mascot for my team." |
| Friends have created a tribute page on Facebook to the teenager, who listed his interests on his own page as being a keen fan of Reading FC and the bands Oasis, Kasabian and Kings of Leon. | Friends have created a tribute page on Facebook to the teenager, who listed his interests on his own page as being a keen fan of Reading FC and the bands Oasis, Kasabian and Kings of Leon. |
| A local police spokesman said two Greek taxi drivers had been "involved in an argument" with a group of foreign nationals, "resulting in a physical confrontation". | A local police spokesman said two Greek taxi drivers had been "involved in an argument" with a group of foreign nationals, "resulting in a physical confrontation". |
| He said: "A 21-year-old taxi driver attacked and injured five British nationals, one of whom suffered fatal injuries." | He said: "A 21-year-old taxi driver attacked and injured five British nationals, one of whom suffered fatal injuries." |
| The Foreign Office said it was in contact with the families of those involved and was providing consular assistance. | The Foreign Office said it was in contact with the families of those involved and was providing consular assistance. |