Charla Nash appeared on the “Oprah Winfrey” show Wednesday to reveal the damage done to her face after a horrific chimpanzee attack.
Nash is speaking publicly for the first time since she was attacked by her friend’s chimpanzee Travis in February 2009.
The 55-year-old had never revealed her face to the public until that point.
On February 16 this year Nash, 56, went to a friends house to help her get her pet chimp, Travis, inside after he had escaped.
Upon finding him Travis savagely attacked Nash leaving her in critical condition.
Nash has lost her nose an eyelid, lips and both hands during the attack. Due to an infection, doctors had to remove Charla’s eyes.
Currently Charla is still living in a hospital, when she moves around, she wears a veil over her face so that she does not scare people
Travis was shot by police following the attack.
According to Wikipedia, Travis’s head was taken too a laboratory for a rabies test and the body was taken to the University of Connecticut for a necropsy.[The body tested negative for rabies,but a Connecticut professor found the presence of Xanax in its system. Autopsy results in May 2009 confirmed the chimp was overweight and had been stabbed. The remains were cremated at All Pets Crematory in Stamford on February 25, 2009.
The Nash family is suing Sandra Herold, the owner of the chimp for $50-million.
Charla Nash Speaks To Oprah About Chimp Attack: Before After Pictures
brii lik omgz! u make a poynt wen u tipe lik a moron! Where do you get off saying someone is acting like a 12 year old when you type , have an understanding of international politics, and an understanding of common sense like a 12 year old? I can’t believe the pity you morons have for her! You all must of cried when Steven Irwin stuck his thumb up a sting rays butt-hole, crikey! Furthermore I can’t believe you people are surprised that a wild animal, yes a wild animal(especially like the one in question was, Travis they called him, was pumped up on all the wrong pills from the local vet) attacks someone. I want all you to do me a favor, go play with a lion, a whole pride of them. Give evolution a fighting chance and leave the safety of your homes and play in a cage filled with lions!