Madina Lake bassist Matthew Leone's condition is improving, his twin brother and bandmate Nathan told NME this weekend. In June, Leone was assaulted while trying to help a woman who was being beaten by her husband on a Chicago street. A third of his skull had to be removed in order to relieve the swelling in his brain.
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My brother's recently been through some difficult times," Nathan said. "
It's been an impossible situation for a month and I've seen some things and gone through some things that I'd never wish upon my worst enemy. But most importantly, he's survived a second significant surgery and is on his way to recovery."
Nathan also said that there could still be many issues affecting Matthew in the long run. As Matthew had no health insurance, the Smashing Pumpkins held a benefit show in Chicago on July 27 that raised over $80,000 for his medical bills via ticket sales and auctions.
Justin Pivec, a 33-year-old Chicago resident, was arrested on July 2 and charged with "aggravated battery causing great bodily harm" to Leone and for battery against his 29-year-old wife.
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