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    Jeanette Ottesen and Marco Loughran injured during road rage assault in Copenhagen

    rokurBy rokurJune 24, 2015Updated:June 24, 2015No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Jeanette Ottesen, the Danish world swimming champion, and her boyfriend Marco Loughran, an English backstroke specialist who competed in the 2012 Olympics, were both injured after being assaulted during a road rage attack on Østerbrogade in Copenhagen on Sunday.

    Ottesen, whose injuries might jeopardise her chances of competing in the next major championship, told TV2 Sport the alleged attacker was angered because he thought she was driving too slowly and was not quick enough pulling away when a red light turned green.

    Of foreign appearance
    Ottesen said the man, who she described as being of “foreign appearance”, nearly “drove into them” and then pulled in front of their car and cut them off. He then pulled Loughran out of the car and attacked him.

    “A lot of people with foreign backgrounds pulled Marco away from the man and told him to get lost,” Ottesen said. “They were quite intimidating.”

    Cheap shots
    But as they tried to leave, the man returned to the car and continued to punch Loughran, this time pummelling him repeatedly where he sat, through the car’s open window.

    Loughran was severely injured, suffering a split eyebrow, several broken teeth, an injured shoulder and a scalp injury.

    “We had safety belts on, so we couldn’t do anything,” Ottesen said. “Marco was trying to take off his seatbelt and I was trying to protect his face. That is when my fingers were injured.”

    When Ottesen tried to defend Loughran, one of her fingers was broken and another one sprained.

    Bad timing
    The timing of the injuries could be critical for Ottesen. She has been told she cannot swim for the next three weeks, putting her chances of competing in the FINA World Aquatics Championships, which start on July 24, in serious jeopardy.

    She is taking some time off to recover from the injury and said that she has experienced pain when she has tried to swim since the incident.

    Read more here on Copenhagen Post

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