British football coach killed in New York

A BRITISH man who was working as a football coach in America has been stabbed to death in New York.

Mike Jones, aged 25, originally of Tarleton, Lancashire, was attacked in the early hours of Sunday, a spokesman for the New York Police Department said.

He was found with a severed ear and stab wounds to his torso and neck, police said.

Mr Jones, who coached New York Red Bulls’ juniors, was declared dead on arrival at Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan.

The police force spokesman said officers answering an emergency call had found Mr Jones on the street near 25 West 14th Street.