The wife of a man who has been left permanently brain damaged after a savage assault has vowed to be the first person one of his attackers sees when he is released from jail. Alan Wilson, 47, had stepped in to defend a boy from being bullied by notorious local louts.
He suffered catastrophic brain injuries when brothers Archie, 16, and George Tilley, 14, along with Harry Furlong, 18, attacked the dad on Easter Sunday last year. Alan needs permanent care and is unable to speak, cannot sign his name, and cannot play with his children.
Furlong was handed a 20-month sentence on June 30, of which he was due to serve half in custody, but instead could be released at the end of the month. Annie Willson, 51, spoke to the Mirror of how she is determined to sit face-to-face with Furlong.
