Hull City defender Alex Bruce receives late Christmas gift after helping a soldier fix his car at a service station


A PREMIER League footballer was sent £5 by a soldier he helped after his car broke down.

Hull City defender Alex Bruce, 32, helped Jay Twining to open his bonnet after he was stranded at a service station.

He later received a letter from Staff Sgt Major Twining, which said he had asked five people to help him but all refused, claiming they were busy.

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Mr Twining, based in Colchester, Essex, said he was grateful for Bruce’s time and said he wished there were “more people like you”.

He enclosed a £5 note and told Bruce to buy himself a drink.

In the money . . . soldier sent a late Christmas gift to Alex Bruce after kind stop
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Daddy’s boy . . . Alex Bruce is a defender for Hull City
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Bruce, son of Aston Villa manager Steve, 56, tweeted the letter and said he would “treat myself to a shandy”.

The post has been re-tweeted hundreds of times, with people praising the footballer for his good deed.

He has been out of action since the summer after injuring himself pre-season.

He returned to "light" training in November.


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