Call for witnesses to alleged pub assault after 102-year-old dies

13 Aug 2026 • 10:29 PM MYT
The Independent
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Call for witnesses to alleged pub assault after 102-year-old dies

  • A 102-year-old man named Phillip Ormerod has died in hospital following an alleged assault at a pub in South Wales.
  • Emergency services were called to the Crow's Nest pub in Cwmbran around 10.25pm on 1 August.
  • A 56-year-old man from Llanelli has been arrested on suspicion of section 20 assault and remains under investigation.
  • Gwent Police are appealing for witnesses who were inside the pub between 10pm and 11pm on the night of the incident to come forward.
  • Mr Ormerod’s son Robert Ormerod said that the 102-year-old was a “pub character” who had been diagnosed with dementia.

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