text: Actor Liam Neeson’s nephew has been left fighting for his life in hospital after suffering a fall while on a night out with friends. 
   
   Ronan Sexton suffered serious head injuries after toppling 20ft from the top of a telephone box in Brighton, East Sussex. 
   
   He scaled the telephone kiosk next to the pier on the seaside town’s promenade before falling at about 4am last Sunday, police said as they confirmed the accident was not suspicious. 
   
   The 31-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital before being transferred to Hurstwood Park Hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, where he remains. 
   
   His mother Bernadette Sexton, the sister of Irish film star Mr Neeson, was at her son’s bedside on Thursday, her partner Harry Shannon said. 
   
   Speaking at the family home in Worthing, West Sussex, Mr Shannon said: “Bernadette is not in at the moment because she has been at the hospital all day in Haywards Heath visiting Ronan. 
   
   “I do not want to comment further.” 
   
   He said Taken and Schindler’s List actor Mr Neeson, 62, had been in contact with his sister since the devastating accident last Sunday. 
   
   Ronan is the youngest of Bernadette’s six children. 
   
   Mr Neeson faced his own heartbreak five years ago when he lost his wife, actress Natasha Richardson, who died aged just 45 in a freak skiing accident in Quebec, Canada. 
   
   Earlier this year he admitted her death still does not seem real. 
   
   The actor, who lives in New York with his two teenage sons, said: “Her death was never real. 
   
   “It still kind of isn't. There's periods now in our New York residence when I hear the door opening, especially the first couple of years... anytime I hear that door opening, I still think I'm going to hear her.” 
   
   His sister Ms Sexton also paid tribute to her sister-in-law at the time of her death. 
   
   She said: “She was just a wonderful friend, sister-in-law and auntie to my kids. She's been a tower of strength to us in hard times in the past.” 
   
   A Sussex police spokesman said: “Just after 4am on Sunday June 22 a 31-year-old Worthing man had climbed on to the top of a telephone kiosk outside Brighton Pier when he fell 20ft to the ground, sustaining a serious head injury. 
   
   “He was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital and was later transferred to Hurstwood Park Hospital in Haywards Heath where he is currently in a critical condition. 
   
   “The man had been enjoying a night out with friends, who were present when he fell, and the incident is not being treated as suspicious. 
   
   “There is no further police investigation.” ||||| Liam Neeson's new heartbreak as his nephew suffers serious head injury following tragic fall after night out with friends 
   
   Hollywood star's nephew Ronan Sexton is in a 'critical condition' after falling off Brighton promenade in East Sussex 
   
   
   
   He has been in touch with his sister Bernadette, who is by her son's bedside 
   
   Liam was left devastated by the death of his wife, actress Natasha Richardson in 2009 after sustaining head injuries in a freak skiing accident 
   
   In February, he told Anderson Cooper her death 'was never real' and that he still expects her to walk through the door 
   
   He now lives in Manhattan with his two teenage boys 
   
   
   
   The nephew of film star Liam Neeson is today in hospital with a 'serious head injury' after falling 20ft from a telephone box on Brighton promenade. 
   
   Ronan Sexton, 31, is in a 'critical condition' after enjoying a night out with friends in East Sussex. 
   
   
   
   He had climbed to the top of a telephone box on the seafront promenade and fell to the ground at 4am on Sunday morning, according to source. 
   
   
   
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   Accident: Ronan Sexton, the nephew of film star Liam Neeson, is in a critical condition in hospital with a severe head injury after falling from Brighton Promenade in the UK 
   
   Shock: Liam Neeson has been informed of his nephew's accident. He is pictured in a recent Anderson Cooper interview where he spoke about the tragic death of his wife Natasha Richardson in 2009 
   
   Mr Sexton was then rushed to hospital before being transferred to Hurstwood Park Hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. 
   
   His mother Bernadette Sexton - sister of the Star Wars and Taken film star - was today not at the family home in Worthing, West Sussex. 
   
   Her partner Harry Shannon said Bernadette was 'in hospital with her son'. 
   
   He said: 'Bernadette is not in at the moment because she has been at the hospital all day in Haywards Heath visiting Ronan. 
   
   'I do not want to comment further.' 
   
   When asked if her brother had been in contact with the family, Mr Shannon replied: Yes.' 
   
   Friends and friendly have been quick to wish Ronan the best on social media website Facebook. 
   
   Jason Burstow said: 'I hope he makes a full and speedy recovery. x' 
   
   Other sources told how Mr Sexton was out wtih pals celebrating a 30th birthday. 
   
   A Sussex police spokesman said: 'Just after 4am on Sunday June 22 a 31-year-old Worthing man had climbed on to the top of a telephone kiosk outside Brighton Pier when he fell 20ft to the ground, sustaining a serious head injury. 
   
   'He was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital and was later transferred to Hurstwood Park Hospital in Haywards Heath where he is currently in a critical condition. 
   
   'The man had been enjoying a night out with friends, who were present when he fell, and the incident is not being treated as suspicious. 
   
   'There is no further police investigation.' 
   
   Hollywood star Liam, 62, has starred in acclaimed movies including Steven Spielberg's 1993 Oscar winner Schindler's List. 
   
   He has since starred in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Taken and Taken 2. 
   
   In March 2009, Liam was left devastated by the death of his beloved wife, actress Natasha Richardson, following a freak fall during a skiing trip.in Quebec, Canada. 
   
   
   
   Tragic: Ronan Sexton fell off a telephone box on Brighton Promenade in Britain 
   
   She suffered a devastating brain injury and in February, Liam - who lives in Manhattan with his boys - opened up on his ongoing grief following Natasha's death, telling Anderson Cooper that her death at the age of 45 still doesn't seem real. And speaking at the time, the Irish actor's sister Bernadette told how the family had been left 'bewildered' by Natasha's death, saying how her son Pascal, who has Downs Syndrome was 'much loved' by the star. She said: 'She went to great pains to include him in everything, even an Easter egg hunt, and that just sums up the type of warm and caring person that she was. 'She was just a wonderful friend, sister-in-law and auntie to my kids. She's been a tower of strength to us in hard times in the past. 'She's also been there for my other sons and daughters.' Bernadette has five children, Emily, Conor, Louis, Manus, and Ronan, is the youngest. 
   
   Liam married Richardson in 1994 and the couple had two sons, Micheál, now 19, and Daniel, now 17. And he admitted that even today he expects Natasha to come walking through the door. '[Her death] was never real,' he told Cooper. 'It still kind of isn't. There's periods now in our New York residence when I hear the door opening, especially the first couple of years... anytime I hear that door opening, I still think I'm going to hear her.' Widower: Neeson was devastated by the sudden loss of his wife Natasha Richardson 
   
   
   
  
target: – Five years after his wife suffered a fatal head injury in a skiing accident, Liam Neeson is dealing with a similar family trauma, reports the Daily Mail. The actor's 31-year-old nephew, Ronan Sexton, fell 20 feet from a telephone box onto the pavement in East Sussex, Britain, and is in critical condition with head injuries. Sexton, the son of Neeson's sister, Bernadette, had been out with friends when the stunt went wrong about 4am Sunday, reports the Telegraph. Earlier this year, Neeson said the death of Natasha Richardson still didn't seem real.