A FAMILY dealing with the aftermath of an assault in Ammanford has been demanding answers after it appears that town CCTV cameras were not switched on or recording the night of the attack.

Tracy Joy is furious that the assault on her future son-in-law was allegedly not recorded and claims lives are being put at risk and justice could be hampered if this is a regular occurrence.

“I can understand that live monitoring is too expensive but to not have them on at all is just a money saving step too far and is putting the public at risk” she said.

Tracy’s daughter’s finance Jordan had been drinking with friends in Ammanford on Saturday, January 23 when he was attacked close to the Old Cross pub on Quay Street.

He was heading home around 11.20pm with a friend when he was attacked- close to where Paul Pugh was attacked- resulting in severe facial injuries.

Said Tracy: “He had bumped into a man as they were walking and the man turned back and head butted Jordan.

“The man then proceeded to attack him when he was on the floor and Jordan’s friend ran-off for help. When he was finished the man just walked off.

"Jordan was lying on the floor for about twenty minutes before he got up. He walked all the way to my house in Glanaman in a daze.

“We were horrified by the state of his face and it’s taken a long time for him to get over the attack, physically and emotionally.”

Tracy said the family were “disgusted” to find the CCTV cameras had not been on during the attack.

“CCTV did not pick up the attack because apparently it wasn’t recording, so there is no record of the attack and finding the attacker is nearly impossible. "How are they supposed to deal with incidences like this if they are not recording?

“I was told it’s to do with money saving, but that’s what they said when the stopped live monitoring -how much more money do they need to save? "Surely public safety is far more important.

“And after what happened to Paul Pugh surely it should be made a priority to have Ammanford covered, ideally live monitored but if not, then at least switched on and recording.”

Carmarthenshire County Council Community Safety Manager Kate Thomas said: “We are investigating this matter that has been reported to us.”

Dyfed-Powys Police said they are investigating the assault and witnesses or anyone with information are being urged to call 101.