IoS Update-now 5c will not charge

Apple strikes yet again. Having inherited a 5c from my daughter to replace my iPhone 4, and having spend 4 hours or so trying to copy contacts over to it (another well done Apple for making a right dog's dinner of doing this), I foolishly decided to update the IOS as well.

Big mistake. Having recharged the phone before the upgrade, I now find that I am unable to charge it up - I have tried four different lightening cables (two of which are genuine Apple and one of which was used to successfully charge the 5c initially), none of which are working now. I have tried these cables on an iPad and all four work ok.

At this point, I am expecting to be advised to take the phone to an Apple Bar, but having already paid for the screen to be replaced (and I did recharge the phone AFTER this was done so it shouldn't be the screen replacement causing the problem), I am loathe to donate any more cash to this joke company for yet more problems with the phone.

If anyone has had this problem and has successfully overcome the problem, I would be grateful if you could advise.

With my Apple experiences so far, I hope this will be the last Apple phone I have the displeasure of using!!!

Many thanks.