CLEVELAND, OH – The victim of this year’s infamous chimp attack has finally revealed her face to the public.
Charla Nash, 56, was the victim of a vicious chimpanzee attack earlier this year. While visiting her friend Sandra Herold, Herold’s pet chimp attacked Nash, presumably because he did not recognize her due to a recent hair cut.
Nash lost her hands, nose, eyes, lips, some facial bone structure, and also received some brain damage.
Nash has spent the rest of the year at the Cleveland Clinic, where she has received further surgery to try and repair the damage left to her face.
Knowing that photographers were after her for the first ever post-attack photo, Nash decided to reveal herself on her own terms. She invited Oprah Winfrey to the clinic for her first on-air interview. She removed the hat and veil she usually hides behind, for fear of startling others.
Warning: the video may be disturbing to some.
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November 12th, 2009 at 8:29 am
She looks… almost cartoonish. In a terrible sort of way.
November 13th, 2009 at 1:34 am
I watche this interview. This poor woman is in good spirits and has a positive outlook on her life going forward. The Good Lord in his wisdom has taken her sight from and her memory of the attack away from her. Imagine having your sight and seeing your reflection of your current face in the mirror each day? How very sad….
November 13th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
I may go to Hell for this but, I feel that she had more than a plutonic relationship with the Chimp. Get'em wacked out on Zanex, work up sexually and then tell him NO. Wonder why he went Bizzerk !!
November 14th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Well clearly you're just an ASS and I'm sure with that attitude if you're going to hell there's probably alot more reasons than that comment above.
November 14th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
You are one sick individual Yagman!
November 14th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Is that how you react when you get worked up sexually and then get told no? Hmm.
November 14th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
she looks like a chimp now maybe they could give her to the owner and the owner could make her her chimp pet thats a good idea
November 14th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
I feel bad for this lady, but I also feel bad for the chimp who was shot due to this event. He was trying to protect his owner, nothing more. People need to remember that while chimps have the mentality of small children, they are not human. This chimp was not able to speak to ask if this lady was safe to enter their home and was doing what is natural for a chimpanzee to do. Even the specialists who work with chimps in zoos or other settings realize they are engaging with them at their own risk. They are not pets and should not be penalized for the stupidity of humans who trying to try them in to such.
November 15th, 2009 at 5:35 am
You are one sick pup.