Wrexham mum's plea after punch leaves husband with serious injury

Victim Craig Lewis-Williams had gone to visit his best friend on November 7 last year, to see the completion of a new "man cave" and bar he'd helped build.

After having a few drinks with his friends, he offered to walk one of them - Zoe Chamberlin, the defendant's wife - home.

But as they neared an alley in Llay, Chamberlin pulled up in his car, accused his wife of cheating on him and hit Craig.

He fell and hit his head on the floor, causing severe and long lasting physical and cognitive damage.

The Leader reported last week how Chamberlin was handed a jail term of one year and four months.

Meanwhile 46-year-old Craig - who was a store manager at Ardagh in Wrexham - remains in hospital, requiring 24-hour care.

His wife Anna Lewis-Williams, 42, told the Leader after the hearing: "No sentence that he (Chamberlin) had been given would compensate for what Craig's gone through and is going through at this moment in time.

"Craig received a life sentence on November 7 last year - he's lost the use of his whole left side, he can't swallow and is being fed through a tube, he's blind in the eye he was punched in, the right eye.

Craif pictured with his daughter Kira and son Cai (Image: Anna Lewis-Williams)

READ MORE: One "catastrophic" punch destroys family and lands man in prison

"He's catheterised and doubly incontinent; he's lost all his ability to function as an adult."

Mrs Lewis-Williams, a nurse at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, said her husband has been assessed and has been deemed incapable of making any medical decisions for himself as he is not able to retain information.

She continued: "It's only going to get worse, not better, as time progresses.

"I have had the house valued for me to potentially buy a bungalow which will be adapted - we're hoping Craig can come home.

"But the interest rates have just shot up and to put a bedroom and toilet on the side will be £70,000 to £80,00."

Adam Chamberlin. Image: North Wales Police (Image: NWP)

She said if she cannot afford to adapt a home for Craig to return to, she will have to sell her family home and arrange for him to go into a nursing home.

Mrs Lewis-Williams' sister Claire Allwood said the morning they went to the hospital after finding out about Craig was "surreal."

"You feel as if it's not really happening to you," she said.

Mrs Lewis Williams said: "I felt sick - it was the longest day of my life."

She has since joined the One Punch UK charity, which warns people of the consequences of incidents like this one, as well as the Headway brain injury charity.

Craig on his wedding day (Image: Anna Lewis-Williams)

She said: "When I was in Stoke (Hospital) at Craig's bedside, I met two mums who this had happened to.

"People need to think about their actions, whatever they're doing it for; one punch can be catastrophic.

READ MORE: Wrexham thief who headbutted police officer spared jail

"Craig is still alive, he's still here. But we're never going to be able to get over what happened that night.

"And this is the second Christmas that my son has been without his daddy, and me without my husband, all because of this reckless act of violence.

"Before he (Chamberlin) did this to us, our family had so many plans, which he has snatched away from us.

"He has ruined our lives and I want people to realise before they go around throwing punches what impact it can have."