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By Charlie Jones
image copyrightAshleigh Charlesworth
image captionAshleigh Charlesworth is a children s nurse and had just moved to the village near Sudbury A nurse who was put on a ventilator after she was injured when a heater exploded at a pub feels lucky to be alive , her father said.
Ashleigh Charlesworth, 27, suffered burns to her face, hands and chest during the incident at the Kings Head, in Great Cornard, Suffolk on 24 April.
She was still in considerable pain in hospital but was trying to be positive, her father Paul Charlesworth said.
Police said a man was interviewed voluntarily regarding the incident.
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Published:
5:39 PM April 27, 2021
Updated:
5:59 PM April 27, 2021
Two girls that were injured at the Kings Head in Great Cornard remain in hospital
- Credit: Johnny Griffith
The family of two women left with serious burns to their faces, hands and chests in a horrific accident at a Great Cornard pub have said they have a long road to recovery.
It left both with serious burns after the incident at around 10pm on Saturday, April 24, with both being taken to hospital for specialist treatment. Another man was also taken to hospital.
A GoFundMe appeal has now been launched to raise money for the pair, who are both aged 26 and have now been left with life-changing injuries .