Living tragedy James Howard-Jones On April 24, 2022, it shocked the whole of Great Britain and became one of the cases with the most media coverage in the country. young man, 28 years and British nationals, wanted to enjoy an evening with some friends. However, what I didn’t expect was that unfortunate encounter with someone else would end up in a coma for a year and a half.

The incident occurred at night April 24, 2022 in the city of Cheltenham, in England. James goes partying with his friends around town. The night passed normally, but suddenly, someone gave him brutal blow The heavy blow that sent the young man falling backwards and hitting his head, suffered an injury that changed his life forever.

The attacker, 24-year-old Ben Davis, was arrested two weeks later and sentenced to two years and four months in prison. Judge Martin Picton it was determined from Gloucester Courthouse that, after the defendant confessed to the assault, he should go to jail. Despite the fact that the individual assured that there was no intent in the attack, the text messages and Internet searches he conducted from his cell phone ultimately gave it away.

“You have destroyed the life and hopes of Mr. Howard-Jones, a young man in the prime of life with everything to live for. At the same time, You broke the hearts of his family and friends. The damage you caused was devastating and lifelong to all those affected by your criminal acts,” the judge told the assailant.

Beatings committed by individuals were abandoned James Howard-Jones On the verge of death. After the first aid from the emergency services at the scene, the young man finally had to transferred to hospital, where he remained unconscious for several weeks. There he had to undergo emergency surgery several times.

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The doctors tried to save his life at all costs, to the extent that the young man’s relatives accepted what they did organ transplant so he can regain consciousness. However, just when the situation seemed to be getting worse, a miracle happened.

James has been in a coma for over a year and a half connected to the machine that keeps him alive. After seeing that his health condition was not getting better, the doctors finally decided to break off the young man’s relationship. But just before committing the act that would end his life, James manages to wake up from the coma. A miracle where the young man managed to save his life. Of course, as his family explained to several British media outlets, the attack would have serious physical and psychological consequences forever.

Now, his father and mother are tasked with telling how James’ health condition developed. Though that young man respond positively After rehabilitation, his father convinced him that some consequences would last forever and that he would never be able to develop his life normally again.

“James is now permanently disabled in almost every aspect of his life. He has insight into his condition and knows and can appreciate all that he has lost and the repercussions are understandable. subject to depression badly”, explained the father, referring to the fact that James has always been a huge sports fan.

Early in his recovery, the young Englishman could only maintain eye contact with people. He was unable to articulate words or move. Little by little his health condition improved and hope among his relatives grew. However, James had to return to the hospital several times due to a series of complications, including seizures. “We don’t know if he will survive or not,” the father explained.

At this time, young need help to perform daily tasks like getting out of bed or going to the bathroom. You can get around in a wheelchair, but only for a limited time, as exerting a certain amount of physical effort causes you to tire out. “We are under no illusions that James’ brain damage may be long-term, requiring this level of care for the rest of his life. Overall, My son’s future looks very bleak.” concluded the father.