Paul Gascoigne's sister has pleaded with fans of the troubled ex-footballer not to buy him a drink.

Concerns are growing over the former England star's mental health.

And now Anna Gascoigne has warned anyone helping him obtain alcohol: "You will have blood on your hands."

In an interview with the Sunday Mirror, she spoke of her fears that Gascoigne would die if he was not sectioned.

Her words came amid reports the footballing great had again been involved in a drunken incident.

Gascoigne, 41, was allegedly seen collapsing in front of travellers in St Pancras on Saturday night, before being taken away in an ambulance.

Despite being unaware of the latest incident, Anna Gascoigne described the plight of her brother.

She said: "I'm begging his friends and strangers, please don't give him a drink.

"If he offers you money to get a drink, don't take it. Or you will have blood on your hands."

She added: "I am not saying these words lightly. I want Paul to be sectioned to save his life. That is the last hope.

"There is nothing else. I fear every day he'll die."

In February, Gascoigne was sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

He spent more than a fortnight at Middleton St George Hospital, in Darlington, Co Durham, before being released.

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If a man wants a drink let him have one. 11th commandment.

He will get plenty drinks bought for him in every celtic bar in glasgow:banana:

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fair point...

if you saw Gazza in the pub, first thing i'd try and do is buy him a jar..

I aint refusing to get him a pint. He's given us so much over the years it's only fair.

"Don't buy him a drink", "Buy him two"...plain and basic common sense.

Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne is being treated for mental health problems for the second time this year.

Hertfordshire Police sectioned Gascoigne under the Mental Health Act on Sunday.

Gascoigne spent two weeks in hospital in February with similar problems.

Gascoigne — nicknamed "Gazza" — made 57 appearances for England and was widely regarded as the most gifted player of his generation. But his career was cut short by injuries and off-field troubles, including heavy drinking.

Police were called Sunday lunchtime to a location in Hertfordshire, north of London.

"(A man) approached a member of the public who was unknown to him, appearing unwell and in an agitated state in Hemel Hempstead," police said. "Officers arrived and accompanied the man to hospital so he could be checked over. He was sectioned under the Mental Health Act."