AN Aberystwyth student who was left in a coma after being attacked earlier this year is facing assault charges himself - but they may be dropped because of his “severe brain injury”.
Ifan Richards Owens, 20, was left in hospital in a critical condition after being attacked in the early hours of Sunday, 14 January, and is still recovering from his injuries.
Owens, of St John’s Crescent, Canton in Cardiff, is himself scheduled to appear before Aberystwyth magistrates on Wednesday, 8 August, to face two charges of assault and a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Owens is accused of assaulting Paul Button on 12 December 2017 and of causing Mr Button actual bodily harm on the same day.
He is also charged with assaulting Gerard Coughlin on the same date.
The Crown Prosecution Service was asked to consider medical evidence regarding Owens’s “severe brain injury” and the case was adjourned at the request of Owens’ defence solicitor.