'Such a beautiful looking girl..her whole life is in tatters'

Speaking to this paper one family member, who is among many at Alexis's hospital bedside, described what has happened to her as "a very dangerous and evil thing", as they told of the extent of her injuries.

- BY PAUL HEALY

"She was such a beautiful looking girl and her whole life now is just in tatters. She's not ever going to be the same," the family member said.

"We never thought it would escalate like this. She was trying to get herself together and this happened. She has really been through the mill and now she's still in a very dangerous situation. She's still critical and they are telling us every day that she's prone to infections, she's going to have multiple skin grafts, she’s 35% burns, nearly third degree burns, and they've gone through the skin.

"Her face is bad and she’s just unrecognisable at the moment. She just got it very bad - her face, her neck, her chest, her arm, her feet, the back of her feet. A lot of damage has been done to her," they explained.

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