A 23-year-old Coquitlam man has been charged in connection with a single punch that altered another man’s life forever.

Vancouver police say a publication ban prevents the release of the man’s name, but he faces one charge of aggravated assault.

Investigators say they were led to the suspect following a public appeal for information about the early-morning attack that occurred in Vancouver’s entertainment district last October 25th.

The 34-year-old victim was passing a group of men having a dispute about the hiring of a limousine when he was punched and suffered permanent brain damage when he hit his head on the ground.