she sent me really graphic photographs saying that he was attacked on the 7th of may and he needed treatment in south africa, and that s where i got involved. there was lack of resources in zimbabwe for his treatment and for him to stand an optimal chance of leading a normal life, with reconstruction, rehabilitative therapy, he had to come to south africa there was just no doubt about that. rodwell and his mother arrived injohannesburg at the end ofjune to begin
decide on what to do on you. the surgeons in harare had saved rodwell s life, but his face had severe injuries. he had lost his nose, one eye and his upper lip. zimbabwe did not have the resources needed to try and reconstruct his face. with the help of donors who offered to pay for the trip, rodwell travelled to south africa. on this little clip we are seeing, waving bye bye to everyone. very, very emotional i think for him and the staff. maqshuda kajee is one of the medical team who travelled to harare to collect him. i received a call on the 14th of may from a colleague of mine who was asking for assistance for rodwell.
rodwell lives in a remote part of zimbabwe. it was nearly two days before he reached a referral hospital in the country s capital, harare. you could see that the entire upper lip was missing, and we could see the teeth, so this is someone who, i mean, when people look at out there, you would think that they are smiling, because you are seeing the teeth all the time. dr wayne manana is one of zimbabwe s top facial surgeons. he treated rodwell when he arrived. immediately when i arrived, they exposed these wounds, and here was a young man with, i mean literally, no face. one of the first things that we know very well, and that is grilled and taught, is the face carries the identity of a person, and when you lose the face, you have sort have lost your identity, so the face
it s perfectly legal to cross the borderfor a night out. and while the welsh government is asking people to act conscientiously, the scottish government have asked people not to travel to england to party. but in carlisle, the locals aren t concerned. regardless of what the politicians say, people are going to do what they want to anyway, aren t they? i don t think whatever they say is going to make a difference. i don t really mind what the scots do, everyone to their own, really. customers and publicans are hoping the new year brings better news, whichever side of the bar or the border they re celebrating on. blwyddyn newydd dda, pawb. that s happy new year, everyone. colletta smith, bbc news, in chirk. now on bbc news: nine year old rodwell nkomazana was attacked by a hyena earlier this year. he suffered life threatening injuries. now, a team of volunteer doctors in south africa is battling to help rodwell by rebuilding his face. our world follows their groundbreaking work an
used to make a plaster model of his face so that allows us to then bolder up the structure that we intend to make for him in back. rodwell has not been out in public since the attack, but on the way back, dr mia decides to take rodwell and shamiso on the train. it is an important moment for rodwell. we are very glad to see rodwell on the train, looking out of of the window, amongst other passengers on the train, and it gives you a sense of that this child will eventually integrate well, back into society, which is one of our major aims here. so today is all about that and establishing him feeling confident out