Charla Nash

Don't Miss: Chimp Attack Victim Charla Nash Finally Gets Face TransplantCharla Nash Leaves Hospital It's been two-and-a-half years since Charla Nash was attacked by a chimpanzee who very nearly killed her. She lost both her hands and most of her face when she was attacked by the animal and afterward underwent a still-experimental face transplant process. The first pictures released after Charla's face transplant were nearly as gruesome as the before pictures. While it was clear that...Read Full Story

Charla Nash According to news reports, Charla's friend and employer, Sandra Herold called Charla because Sandra's 14-year-old pet chimpanzee, Travis, escaped and she needed help getting him back inside. When Charla arrived, Travis savagely attacked her. Sandra called 911, and when police arrived, they found Charla in a devastating state. "I would never have imagined that an animal could have done that," emergency worker Andrea Repko says. "[Her hands] honestly looked like they went through a...Read Full Story

Charla Nash is attempting to sue the state of Connecticut for injuries she sustained when Travis, a chimpanzee, attacked her in 2009. The States’s attorney general says Charla Nash should not be allowed to sue the state and taxpayers should not be held liable for injuries inflicted when she was mauled by a privately owned animal.Connecticut state prosecutors, in December 2009, decided not to hold Sandra Herold, the owner of Travis the chimp, criminally responsible for the attack but, a $50...Read Full Story

USA TODAYFilm Review: Attractive 'Chimpanzee' resorts to good chimp/bad chimp dramaticsWashington PostLOS ANGELES — Some privileged nature footage from the African rain forest is dishonored by deeply silly narration in “Chimpanzee,” which follows a particular group of chimps in the Ivory Coast's isolated Tai Forest. This fourth documentary from the ...Review: 'Chimpanzee' aimed strictly at little kidsSan Francisco Chronicle'Chimpanzee,' a Disney Film Narrated by Tim AllenNew York TimesDisney...Read Full Story

Charla Nash, who was mauled by her friend’s pet chimpanzee in 2009, is “deeply disappointed” by Connecticut’s effort to block her attempted lawsuit, which would protect people from dangerous pets.Add this to your queueAdded: Mon Apr 16 15:30:18 UTC 2012Air date: Mon Apr 16 15:29:33 UTC 2012Duration: 00:24Read Full Story

Charla Nash, who was mauled by her friend’s pet chimpanzee in 2009, is “deeply disappointed” by Connecticut’s effort to block her attempted lawsuit, which would protect people from dangerous pets.Add this to your queueAdded: Mon Apr 16 15:30:18 UTC 2012Air date: Mon Apr 16 15:29:33 UTC 2012Duration: 00:24Read Full Story

It’s been a long, rocky road for Charla Nash . You may remember that Charla was brutally attacked by a friend’s pet chimp back in 2009. Travis the chimp tore off her nose, hands, eyelids, and lips.Nash was left blind and so disfigured she had to wear a veil when going out in public.You can see some of Charla’s before and after photos here.After a full face transplant, Nash has begun going out of her house once again, no longer worried that her appearance would scare people.Back in August, we...Read Full Story

Finally.  The long wait is over for Charla Nash, the woman who was brutally attacked by a chimp back in 2009.Nash, who is usually seen with a veil covering her face, revealed the horrific damage the chimp had done to her on Oprah in 2009.  The chimp, which belonged to a friend, tore off her nose, hands, eyelids, and lips.  Be warned, the photos below are graphic.HEAR THE HORRIFIC 911 CALL HEREAfter initially being denied a face transplant, Nash was approved for the groundbreaking procedure in...Read Full Story

August 11, 2011 NBC News has appeared, the success of transplantation face of 57-year-old Charla Nash who is attack by chimpanzee weight over 200 pounds in 2009, this monkey is a pet of her friend. But that day, chimp didn’t recognise Ms Nash because she had changed her hairstyle, so it attacks her. Face has been severely damaged; eyes, nose, mouth, hands, broken face bones, missing and damaged. She has been suffering very badly. Her friends, Sandra Herold was trying to help her but was...Read Full Story

While recognizing Charla Nash suffered “profound” injuries from an attack by a friend’s pet chimpanzee, the attorney general’s office argues the state owes her nothing, in part because statutes were unclear about whether the animal should have been allowed to roam in Stamford. Nash’s “proper remedy is against the owner of the chimpanzee or other appropriate private parties, and indeed she is currently seeking such remedy,” reads the memorandum Attorney General George Jepsen’s office filed...Read Full Story