A bar owner savagely beaten at work by four thugs has vowed to keep his business going ? so the men behind the attack don't wreck his life.

But Victor Rudolph Alleyne admitted he feared nobody would ever be brought to justice for the sickening assault that left him worried he could be scarred for life.

The victim needed plastic surgery for serious face injuries after he had his eye socket smashed when one of the culprits glassed him in the face. His nose was also broken in three places following the unprovoked attack at Spring Garden bar and restaurant, Hamilton.

Left with a metal plate under his left eye and a three-inch scar he believes could be permanent, Mr. Alleyne told in July how the beating had "changed him 100 percent" ? and made him question whether he wanted to carry on with his ten-year-old business.

He admitted yesterday that he still felt intimidated at work, although he has refused to throw in the towel and leave his career.

"I have to carry on," said the 54-year-old, issuing a defiant "business as usual" call.

"I'm not going to let the people who did this ruin my life."

He added: "I still feel a bit intimidated and not 100 percent safe because there are still a lot of ignorant youngsters out there. You have to be cautious.

"But business is good right now. I can't let this thing bring down my business. I have too much invested."

Doctors have already told him that they are unsure whether the double vision in his left eye will ever clear. And Mr. Alleyne said his injuries continue to cause him pain.

"My eye is still giving me lots of problems. I still have double vision sometimes. Sometimes it's just hurting me.

"My eye has to get accustomed to the metal plate. The doctor says it's going to be a long process. I want to get it fixed quick, but it's one of those things."

The Barbados-born Spring Garden boss, who has lived in Bermuda 15 years, said that he had heard nothing from Police about how the investigation into the attack was progressing.

Asked if he thought the culprits would ever be brought before the courts, he replied: "I have no confidence in that at all. The way things are looking, it seems that nothing is going to happen."

He said he assumed that if the Police had made any progress they would have been in touch with him.

Lack of contact from the Police Service suggested nobody had been arrested in connection with the attack, he added.

"I assume nobody has been arrested and, of course, that disappoints me," added the bar owner.

A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service last night confirmed that the case was still being "actively investigated". He appealed for any witnesses to come forward.

Back in July, Mr. Alleyne slammed the ID parade Police held in the aftermath of the assault.

He said there was no one-way glass partition in the room where the line-up took place. And that potentially meant that his assailants could have seen whom the victim and other witnesses picked out.

As Police continue to work on a number of high-profile unsolved crimes ? including a series of shootings ? Mr. Alleyne asked whether witnesses would be willing to take part in the ID process if they knew they could be picked out so easily.

Police Commissioner George Jackson later apologised to Mr. Alleyne about the ID parade ordeal, admitting the method used was "regrettable". Police said they would be equipping a purpose-built identification suite so victims and suspects would be kept apart. A one-way mirror would be used until that was ready.