Man who was brutally attacked 23 years ago dies

A antheral who was brutally attacked connected a Cardiff thoroughfare astir 23 years agone has died.

Leon Adams, 24 astatine the time, was recovered unconscious adjacent Grangetown bid station, Cardiff, successful the aboriginal hours of 14 February 2002.

He spent 2 years successful a coma pursuing the attack. After coming retired of the coma, helium was quadriplegic, struggled to pass and needed changeless care.

A £10,000 reward was offered to assistance drawback whoever was liable but the attacker was ne'er found.

The incidental happened connected the aforesaid nighttime Wales played a shot lucifer against Argentina astatine the past Millennium Stadium.

Mr Adams was seen connected CCTV successful the metropolis centre astatine astir 02:00 GMT, but was recovered lying connected the crushed astatine 05:10 with swelling astir his look and covered successful blood.

It is understood the attack, involving 3 men, happened astatine astir 02:30.

South Wales Police said it volition proceed to enactment connected immoderate caller accusation it receives.

"South Wales Police has ne'er forgotten the brutal battle connected Leon Adams successful Grangetown connected February 14, 2002, which unluckily remains undetected contempt thorough investigations," a spokesperson said.

"We are alert that Leon has precocious died. Our thoughts are with Leon's household and friends astatine this bittersweet time."

In 2018, a £10,000 reward was offered to assistance drawback whoever was responsible.

"To Leon, it means rather a lot," his parent Angela Main said astatine the time.

"He often asks. He wants to cognize why. That's adjacent harder - wherefore did they bash it? We don't know.

"How tin you stamp connected a man's face, virtually truthful hard you permission a footprint that could beryllium matched to a shoe? I conscionable don't recognize how."