A horrific single-punch assault noticed a man lose half his skull which can possible go away him needing specialist take care of the remainder of his days.
Jamie Kelly, 41, was left with a bleed on the brain and needed to be positioned in an induced coma after the sickening assault in North Yorkshire final yr.
Whereas performing emergency operation to save lots of his life, surgeons eliminated half of his skull as a result of swelling on his brain. It is left him with nearly half of his head missing and struggling extreme tremors as a result of brain damage.
And whereas Jamie is now displaying gradual indicators of enchancment, the severity of the damage means he’s won’t ever make a full restoration.
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Thug David Johnson was jailed for 2 years for the vicious assault on County Durham man Jamie.
Johnson punched Jamie within the head whereas they have been close to a pedestrian crossing in Scarborough on September 16 final yr. The 32-year-old from the seaside city pleaded responsible to inflicting grievous bodily hurt and was jailed for 2 years and 5 months.
Throughout the case, emotional sufferer affect assertion from Jamie’s dad and mom Brenda and Michael have been learn out. They spoke of their devastation over their son’s lasting accidents.
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Brenda, who lives in Spennymoor, stated: “This form of factor is what you hear about taking place to different folks, which is heartbreaking in itself, however by no means in 1,000,000 years do you assume it could occur to your loved ones, particularly your youngster.
“After I take a look at my son what I ought to see, what I wish to see, is a powerful, match, pleased unbiased 41-year-old man.
“However all I do see, resulting from a violent punch that Daniel Johnson inflicted on him, is a shell of a man.
“A man who has to drink from a non-spill sippy cup, who wants assist consuming due to tremors wrack his total physique. He cannot go to the bathroom or bathe himself.”
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“My son must be taught to stroll once more as a result of Daniel Johnson determined he would punch him, clearly intending to harm him,” Brenda continued.
“That is all as a result of one so-called man thought that violence was okay.
“One punch – that is all it took to destroy my boy’s life as he knew it.”
Following the assault, Covid initially prevented Brenda from with the ability to go to her son, made even worse by the “fixed worry” that he might die at any second.
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After eight weeks he was despatched York Normal Hospital Excessive Dependency Unit the place Brenda was lastly in a position to go to him.
“Seeing Jamie for the primary time was an enormous shock to the system. My eyes have been instantly drawn to his head,” stated his mum.
“I anticipated his head to be bandaged but it surely took my breath away to see that it appeared like he solely had half of his head.
“Taking a look at my boy so helpless was extraordinarily emotional, the tears working down my face would not cease.”
Then Jamie shocked everybody – inside weeks he began to open his eyes and understood requests. However they seen he had a extreme tremor which meant he could not do issues corresponding to feed himself.
“One among his eyes turned outwards on a extreme angle, which meant he wanted particular glasses to assist him see. This along with him not with the ability to stand or stroll,” stated Brenda.
Jamie was ultimately transferred to Woodlands Rehabiltation Centre the place it’s hoped he might recuperate sufficient features to reside an unbiased life.
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Jamie’s dad, Michael Kelly additionally spoke of the heartache he feels at seeing his son battle day-after-day.
“Myself and Jamie’s mam Brenda, sister Michelle and the remainder of our household, can be eternally grateful to the docs and nurses of the Nationwide Well being Service for saving his life on many events,” he stated.
“It’s heart-breaking to see my son battle so arduous to have some high quality of life and, certainly, we don’t know what the extent of his restoration can be.
“What we do know is that Jamie should reside with this for the remainder of his life, as will we.”
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