{"id":92946,"date":"2025-02-14T16:16:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T16:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=92946"},"modified":"2025-02-14T16:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T16:16:15","slug":"victim-of-unprovoked-attack-speaks-out-on-eve-of-surgery-to-stand-up-for-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/02\/14\/victim-of-unprovoked-attack-speaks-out-on-eve-of-surgery-to-stand-up-for-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Victim of unprovoked attack speaks out on eve of surgery to stand up for others \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019re not going to let these people make us scared, says man with a bleed on the brain and skull fractures <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WARNING: contains images some people may find distressing <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A BARRY man who was viciously assaulted on his way to the shops spoke out about his ordeal the day before going in for surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaspian Oaken, who had an operation to repair his eye and now has a metal plate in his skull, wants to help others who have faced similar experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Oaken was walking through a residential area listening to music when a man wearing a grey tracksuit came towards him and began punching him in the face.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was so quick and so sudden that I didn\u2019t really have the time to defend myself. I have wounds on my hands from where I had my hands up to try and hide my face,\u201d said the 39-year-old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the attack, at around 6pm on February 1, Mr Oaken tried to get home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had a bit of an adrenaline rush at the time, so I didn\u2019t know how bad my injuries were. I got halfway down the street before I collapsed. I didn\u2019t have my phone on me either, so I couldn\u2019t call for help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was laid out on the floor for 25 minutes before two passers-by found him and drove him home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doctors at University Hospital Wales said he had suffered a bleed on the brain, multiple skull fractures, internal bruising, and a haematoma on his eye.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His injuries were so severe that he was admitted for a week to the Critical Decisions Unit \u2013 an emergency department for patients requiring close observation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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