Over £12,500 has been raised for a Wrexham dad-of-three who suffered a heart attack on Friday.

Wrexham-born Rob Pierce suffered heart attack in early February and while recovering at home, went into cardiac arrest on Friday morning (February 25), before being placed in an induced coma.

Rob's is sister-in-law Natasha Harvey has confirmed that he is now out of the coma and is responding well to medicines.

The 42-year-old suffered his first heart attack on February 8 and after having a stent fitted at Glan Clwyd before returning, he was resting at home before suffering another heart attack at home in the early hours.

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Tasha set up a GoFundMe page for Rob, his wife Rachel and their three children. Rob, who is a self-employed plasterer will be without work for 'some time', which is why the fundraiser was set up.

She said: "Rob is such a proud man, he didn't want any of his friends to know and with him being self employed and not being able to work, he was stressed about getting back.

"He never asks for anything, but is always the first person donating to other fundraisers. So I thought 'why should he struggle' and I set up the fundraiser."

At the time of writing, the fundraiser is sat at £12,623 in just over 24 hours, smashing it's initial target of £500, much to the shock of Tasha and her family.

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She added: "The target was smashed in 15 minutes I think, it's been crazy (the response). Everyone has been so generous in donating. Those that know Rob know that he always has a smile on his face and he's one of the nicest blokes you could wish to meet. "Everyone loves him!"

"We're all in shock at the response and Rachel has told me this morning that the money raised will now give Rob a peace of mind and he can focus on his recovery and getting back to normal."

For more information on the fundraiser, click here