Rugby star Gareth faces his attacker
BY MAX McLEAN RUGBY hero Gareth Thomas chose to speak face to face with his homophobic attacker rather than have him charged.
The former Wales captain said he hoped the 16-year-old would learn from the experience.
Thomas, 44, who came out in 2009, appeared bruised in a video he made after the assault in Cardiff on Friday.
He said he had opted to deal with his attacker using restorative justice, where a victim talks to the culprit about the harm they have caused, “because I thought they could learn more that way than any other way”.
Police said the teenager admitted assault and said sorry for his actions.
Thomas thanked police and the people of Cardiff for their support following the attack in the city centre. A WALTER Mitty businessman has been accused of running a defibrillator scam.
Victims claim Tony Adams sold them medical devices which didn’t arrive.
Some say that when they complained about him, police warned them they could face action for “harassment”.
The Daily Record previously exposed Adams, 24, for hiring staff to work as first aiders at sports events then refusing to pay any wages.
His National Event Medical Services firm also raced regular ambulances to the scene of heart attack alarms, with no prospect of staff being paid.
James Crawley, who runs his own event services firm in Sussex, paid £550 for an advanced Lifegain 500 unit after seeing an advert on the Medical Stuff Buy and Sell page on Facebook.
James said: “I personally don’t believe he ever intended to send it to me or that he even had the unit.
“This was a reputable selling page but he conducted himself in a shocking way.
“I found that he worked with various children’s services in Scotland, so I wrote to their chief executives to let them know they might have a safeguarding issue.
“I then received a phone call from a police constable from Irvine police office warning me from contacting
JAMES CRAWLEY DEFIBRILLATOR BUYER