‘They beat him to an inch of his life’

Ben Cohen previously opened up about the tragic death of his father after he was attacked over 20 years ago.
The rugby star was left heartbroken in 2000 when his dad Peter, was beaten up at a nightclub after trying to break up a brawl. Peter was hospitalised but sadly died just four weeks later from a blood clot.
And over years later, Ben – who is on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins today (January 4) – spoke about the tragedy, revealing he has been left scarred by it.

Ben’s father died over 20 years ago (Credit: The Good The Bad and the Rugby / YouTube)

Ben Cohen on dad’s brutal attack that led to death
In 2023, Ben appeared on ITV’s two-part series Grand Slammers, here he reflected on his father’s attack and later death. At the time, his dad was at the Eternity nightclub in Northampton in 2000 when he tried to break up a fight.
Peter ended up getting attacked and suffered serious head injuries. As a result, he was rushed to the hospital but died four weeks later from a blood clot.
On the ITV show Strictly star Ben was seen looking at photos of the attackers – who have since been freed. Ben said: “These guys started a fight, my dad tried to stop it and they beat him to an inch of his life.”