Son pays tribute to ‘well-known’ 102-year-old dad who died after alleged assault at South Wales pub
Police have now named the man who was injured in the incident at the Crows Nest on Saturday as Phillip Ormerod
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A 102-year-old great-grandfather who died after allegedly being assaulted at a pub was a “well-known character” who locals would buy drinks for, his son said.
Phillip Ormerod, from Cwmbran, died in hospital this week following the incident at the Crow’s Nest pub in the town on August 1.
His son, Robert Ormerod, told the Press Association his father had dementia and lived alone in the Llanyrafon neighbourhood he had raised his family in.
Robert also said he was allegedly pushed off the stage in his local pub after making a noise complaint.
He told the Press Association he wanted justice for his father, who "just asked them to turn the music down.”
He said his father turned around to come back down off the stage when he was pushed, and that resulted in a broken hip.
“(That’s) the most upsetting part. He wasn’t going to live forever but it’s not a nice way, obviously in pain,” he said.
“We want to see justice, of course.
“They must have known he was an old man. It makes you wonder what the world is coming to. “It has obviously made it difficult. It would’ve been nice if he’d gone quietly in his sleep.
“He was in hospital, suffering, for a week-and-a-half. It’s not nice.”
He said his father used to visit the Crow’s Nest regularly and described him as a popular character who young people would buy beer for when he visited the bar.
Mr Ormerod said: “I feel sad – even though he could be difficult because of his age and dementia, still, you get used to him being around.
“Even though I suppose he wouldn’t go on forever, he would’ve carried on I think for a bit.”
Phillip Ormerod, 102, was a great-grandfather who worked as a design draughtsman before his retirement.
He continued living in Llanyrafon following the death of his wife 40 years ago and was visited often by his two sons.
Mr Ormerod said: “I used to visit him regularly, and then towards the end me and my brother used to keep the house clean as best we could, and buy his food because his eyesight had deteriorated.
“(He was diagnosed with dementia) a couple of years ago, he probably had it before that.”
“He’s well-known around here, although a lot of his generation are gone,” he added.
He said his father would visit the pub two or three times a week, where he would drink beers, and described how he became a familiar face to some locals.
“I suppose he became a pub character,” he said.
“It became a youngsters’ pub, although it used to be a local pub where all ages went, and it was run very strictly by the landlord at the time, I remember.”
Emergency services were called to the pub in Cwmbran, South Wales, at about 10.25pm on August 1 following a report of an assault.
A 56-year-old man from Llanelli was arrested on suspicion of section 20 assault and remains under investigation.