Bar attack left man in coma and unable to speak or recognise his own parents
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man was 'minding his own business' whilst on a night out with friends moments before he was brutally attacked. Kyle Brummell was left in a coma and unable to speak or recognise his own parents.
He had been in a Mathew Street bar, in Liverpool city centre when he was knocked unconscious by James Guy. He had to learn how to talk again after suffering life-changing injuries during the assault and nearly burned his house down as a result of the brain injury he sustained.
The ECHO reports that Mr Brummell had been out celebrating his friend's birthday on the afternoon of June 11 last year. Joanne Moore, prosecuting, described how the group, from Wigan, were "dancing, laughing and enjoying themselves" in Hardy's bar when one of their group - Mark Edwards - spilled his drink onto Guy. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community The 37-year-old, of Bradfield Road in Crewe, responded by tipping his beer over the man's head.
Mr Edwards was then seen on CCTV footage, which was played to Liverpool Crown Court, throwing an unknown object at the defendant.
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