Patriots fan Dale Mooney was taunted before being beaten to death by a Miami Dolphins supporter and threw NO punches, regretting the widow’s claim
- Season ticket holder Dale Mooney, 53, didn’t throw a single punch during the brawl that killed him at Gillette Stadium, according to his wife Lisa
- The father of two from Newmarket, New Hampshire, died shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday after an incident in the 300-seat area of the arena
The widow of a New England Patriots fan who was “beaten to death” by a Miami Dolphins supporter says he was taunted by his alleged killer before the attack began.
Season ticket holder Dale Mooney, 53, didn’t throw a single punch during the brawl that killed him at Gillette Stadium, according to his wife Lisa Mooney.
The father of two from Newmarket, New Hampshire, died shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday after an incident in the 300-seater area of the arena.
The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office said police responded to calls for medical assistance to the department at 10:57 p.m. and “the matter remains under active investigation.”
Heartbroken Lisa Mooney said Boston 25 News that she heard her husband was taunted by several Dolphins fans during the game – and that the footage showed he did not retaliate during the ordeal.
Father-of-two Dale Mooney (pictured), 53, of Newmarket, New Hampshire, died shortly before 11 p.m. on Sunday after an incident in the 300-seater area of the arena
Heartbroken Lisa Mooney said she heard her husband was taunted by several Dolphins fans during the game – and footage showed he did not retaliate during the ordeal
Devastated wife Lisa Mooney said she felt “numb” after hearing the terrible news of her husband’s death. “I just feel numb, I can’t even believe this is real,” she said. (Pictured: Lisa and Dale Mooney)
Lisa called her husband a “good father” to their two adult sons.
A photo from the stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, shows paramedics struggling to revive someone lying on the ground out of shot as worried fans look on.
Videos also show security forces attempting to break up a scuffle and paramedics performing CPR shortly afterwards.
A witness at the scene, Joseph Kilmartin, described the alleged attack of a Miami Dolphins fan as “hard to watch.”
“They started arguing for a few minutes,” Kilmartin said WCVB.
“At one point another Dolphins fan came over. He hit him three times and the man just walked out. It was pretty hard to watch.’
He said Mooney was struck twice in the face before falling unconscious in his seat.
Several other anonymous witnesses speaking to Mooney gave similar descriptions of the “brutal” attack that caused Mooney to “break down.” Boston 10 at the crime scene.
“One word I can really use is shocking,” one viewer said. “My thoughts are with this man’s family.” “It’s terrible what happened,” another person commented.
Videos from the Foxborough Arena show security guards trying to break up a scuffle and paramedics performing CPR moments later as concerned fans look on
Several anonymous witnesses described the “brutal” attack that caused Mooney to “break down.”
Mooney’s devastated wife said she felt “numb” after hearing the terrible news about her husband and father of two, a dedicated Patriots season ticket holder for three decades.
“I just feel numb, I can’t even believe this is real,” Lisa said WCVB.
“I don’t understand why people have to go to such extremes. ‘Why can’t it just be fun, that’s all it’s supposed to be, just a fun family event.’
She added that her husband has no known illness that could cause him to faint and that he has “the patience of a saint.”
“I don’t know what happened… It takes a lot to make him angry,” she said.
Prosecutors said the investigation into his death was following “normal protocol” and that an autopsy would take place in the coming days.
No arrests were made in connection with the incident.