A British dad-of-four is in a coma after being stabbed in Portugal while on a stag do.

Joel Collins, from Troedyrhiw, Wales, was on his way home after getting separated from pals on a night out in the coastal city of Albufeira in the southern Algarve.

The 35-year-old’s family said he was stabbed without provocation on July 4 in a suspected mugging.

His sister Heidi Collins said Joel has undergone five separate operations, Wales Online reports, and is in intensive care.