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Coma teacher's family to appeal acquittal
8 January 2015
The family of Keighley teacher Adam Pickles who left in a coma following a brutal assault in Thailand have appealed against the decision to acquit his alleged attacker.
Adam Pickles Pickles was attacked in Thailand almost three years ago while teaching in the country.
He's now recovering and his family say he's making slow but hopeful progress.
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Adam Pickles attack: Man jailed over Thailand assault
5 November 2015
A man has been jailed for six years in Thailand over an assault that left a teacher from West Yorkshire needing round-the-clock medical care.
Adam Pickles, 43, spent more than a year in a coma after being attacked by Sean Tinsley in Pattaya in 2012.
Mr Pickles' family said Tinsley, originally from Wolverhampton, had been jailed after an initial not guilty ruling was overturned on appeal.
His mother, Adele, said the verdict meant "justice had been served".
Adele Pickles, from Thorner, near Leeds, said: "We've never felt vengeance or hatred; we've never felt these kind of feelings.
"We wanted to be able to tell Adam that we did everything we possibly could to get that verdict for him and for the sake of his son, Benjamin, so we can say, yes, this happened, but we got justice for him."
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Tinsley, this the guy that DD rated? Used a tire iron on the guy and then went back to the bar and bragged about it?Comment
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