A VICTIM of a vicious assault who was left in a coma for two months is spearheading a campaign to raise awareness of alcohol-fuelled violence.

Paul Pugh will never fully recover from injuries that left him having to learn how to walk and talk again but has taken part in a film re-telling the attack as part of the #PaulsPledge campaign.

Dyfed-Powys Police is promoting the film during the Christmas party season.

The film starts with the 999 call made to emergency services after the unprovoked attack, which occurred outside the Old Cross Inn in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire on January 6, 2007, for which four thugs were jailed. The film also features interviews with Paul and his mother.

The #PaulsPledge campaign was was launched in Carmarthenshire in December 2014 and is now running throughout Dyfed-Powys. It aims to reduce alcohol-fuelled violence by showing the consequences of such behaviour.

Paul said: "This campaign is my way of doing something positive after what has happened. The more people I can share my story with and show the consequences of violence, the more chance there is of stopping this from happening to anyone else."

Sergeant Kelvin Briggs, of Llandrindod Wells Police Station, said he hopes the film will make people think of the consequences of violence.

He said: "We hope that watching the #PaulsPledge film prior to people going on their Christmas night out will make people stop and think about the consequences of violence before lashing out.

"The campaign also encourages people to drink less alcohol on a night out as we know alcohol can have a massive impact on a person’s behaviour.

"Please show support for this campaign and walk away from aggression or violence on your night out."

#PaulsPledge film can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVPGtmkbm8g