Parents of Perth soccer player granted rare exemption for hospital visit

The parents of a Perth soccer star who was left in a coma after an alleged coward's punch attack have been granted a rare exemption to visit their son in hospital.

Danny Hodgson, originally from Cumbria in north-west England, was allegedly hit in the back of the head by a 15-year-old boy last Sunday near the Perth train station.

The 25-year-old was walking alone in the Perth suburb of Northbridge after a night out to celebrate his team's final game.

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