Family of one-punch attack victim fear £500k compensation could run out

Family of one-punch attack victim fear £500k compensation could run out52 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleFamily photoCraig Lewis-Williams will need care and support for the rest of his life Craig Lewis-Williams is fed through a tube and has carers visit him six times a day after a one-punch attack left him unable to walk and with brain damage.The assault happened in November 2021, but the 50-year-old from Llay, Wrexham, will need specialist care for the rest of his life. He received the highest possible compensation pay-out - £500,000 - but this level was set in 1996, and campaigners believe if it had risen with inflation, people such as Craig would be getting around £1,015,000 today. They want pay-outs for victims of crime to be increased, with the Ministry of Justice saying it is leaving "no stone unturned to make sure brave survivors get the support they deserve"."Things are going to need replacing like his wheelchair and the van, they're big things to pay out for which are not what the layman needs," said his wife Anna. "You can't go out and buy a car for £500, or £1,000, whereas we've got to get everything adapted."It's not going to last. He's just turned 50 and the expected life age of a male is 75 to 80, it's another 25 to 30 years."Craig's life changed forever in November 2021, when a single punch led to him falling backwards and hitting his head on the ground. His attacker Adam Chamberlin admitted grievous bodily harm and was jailed for a year and four months in December 2022. Craig, who was a warehouse manager, had been walking home when the attack happened, and was left with brain damage, as well as being unable to walk or swallow, and with memory problems. He later had a stroke during his treatment, giving him paralysis down his left side, and is now fed through a tube, with carers needed to look after him. The current highest compensation rate of £500,000 was set three...