PAUL Pugh, the Ammanford man subjected to a brutal random street attack in 2007 that left him in a coma and fighting for his life, is using his experience to warn future generations the dangers of alcohol-related crime in a special DVD.
Paul Pugh, 35, has joined forces with Dyfed-Powys Police to create a video that brings his inspirational story to schools and colleges.
The DVD describes how he has transformed his life since surviving the random attack seven years ago.
It also allowed him to speak of the mental strength required to guide him on his path to recovery.
“As part of my recovery I’ve been having sessions with Stephen Truelove of Mind Set Solutions,” he said.
“What people don’t realise is 70 per cent of the recovery process is mental work, 30 per cent physical.”
The former Cwmamman United football club captain has come a long way since the vicious attack, which left him in a coma for two months.
He had to learn to walk and talk again, but despite his injuries, he is looking to inspire and warn future generations.
Sergeant Theresa Ross told the Guardian they were looking at taking a different approach to warn young people of the dangers of alcohol.
“By showing the students the video, it will show them the after effects of what can happen when someone is victim to violent crime,” she said.
“It’s a pleasure to work with such a positive person such as Paul, he has been absolutely fantastic while working alongside us.”
Mr Pugh recently took part in a talk at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman when PC Kevin Jones said, “Many of the students we speak to will not know what happened to Paul back in 2007, this is a way of reaching out to those people.”
Following the talk, pupils described their shock at learning about his traumatic experience.
“I had on idea something like this happened in Ammanford,” said 16-year-old Catrin Swns.
Year 12 pupil Rhys Price said: “Paul is such a positive person and a huge inspiration. It was touching to hear his story.”
Dyfed-Powys Police will be giving their next talk at Coleg Sir Gar Ammanford on September 30.
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