THE family of a man viciously assaulted in Corfu are hoping action will finally be taken against his attacker - more than three months after the incident.

Brennan Clemance, 18, of Surrey Road, Blackburn, was slashed across the head, face, throat and chest with a broken bottle while on holiday in Kavos in July.

The culprit is thought to be a British man who returned home soon after the assault.

Brennan's mother has been fighting for justice for her son. She has made countless telephone calls to organisations, including the Greek Embassy and the Greek Police, all to no avail.

Earlier this week, she was told the Greek police, who took statements from witnesses at the time, were no longer interested in the case as they were not willing to extradite someone to Greece on a charge of assault.

But Mrs Clemance said she had been given new hope after contacting the Foreign Office.

She said: "They got in touch with the Greek police, who said they were waiting for some information before they passed the file to Interpol. They now have that information and have been told they must pass the details to Interpol."

Mrs Clemance said the fight for justice so far had been like banging her head against a brick wall.

"It has been three months since it happened and we have not had any word from the Greek police since Brennan left the country," she said.

"I have rung the Greek embassy in Britain and in Greece and got the runaround. "Everyone just tells us to contact a solicitor but solicitors say they can't do anything unless we have the name and address of the person who did it, and no-one will give us that."

She is currently trying to find a Greek solicitor who will take on the case.

Brennan, a student, had to undergo more surgery in November and could face many more operations.

His mother said the scars had also caused him problems in his personal life.

She said: "A lot of people look at him now and think he is trouble because of the scars, which he isn't."

A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: "We have gathered all the information we have and passed it on to Interpol. It is now up to Interpol to decide what action to take."

Home Secretary Jack Straw will make the final decision if the Greek authorities decide to press ahead with extradition.

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