Adam Harcombe looks down and sees the date September 6, 2020 tattooed on his forearm. It would have felt like an ordinary day at the time, but what was to transpire would change his life forever.
The then 26-year-old electrician and rugby player had been on a night out with his friends at a nightclub in Porth called Squares, and decided to walk his friend Lucy home in the early hours of the morning. But as they made their way along Pontypridd Road, something happened that they could never have anticipated.
Mr Harcombe was struck on the hand by a Volkswagen Golf being driven by Callum Meirion Thomas, who also had Nathan Emery in the car travelling with him. The pair circled around a one way system on Porth's High Street, before they approached Mr Harcombe and both set upon him. Thomas struck him repeatedly with a baseball bat which he had in the boot of his car. They then made off from the scene. You can read a more detailed account of the vile attack by clicking here.
