Our mum faces a lifetime of pain & struggle

Family of fire attack victim Alexis, 44, set up fundraiser for her care Victim in coma after multiple major surgeries and several amputations

- BY PAUL HEALY Crime Correspondent

(DEVASTATED: Alexis with her mother)

THE sons of a woman who was doused in accelerant and set on fire have told how she now faces "a lifetime of challenges".

Alexis Lee Campion, 44, was left in an induced coma and fighting for her life after a thug connected to a drugs gang set her on fire when she answered her front door in Oak Downs, Clondalkin, West Dublin.

It is understood the mum-of-two is still in ICU and concerns remain for her wellbeing into the future.

Her adult sons Carl and Ryan have set up a fundraiser online as they plead with members of the public to help fund their mother's long road to recovery.

In a post on GoFundMe, Carl and Ryan said the attack on November 25 changed their lives forever.

They wrote: "Our mum was the victim of a brutal and deliberate arson attack that left her with critical burns to over 35% of her body. This was not an accident - it was a violent act that has caused devastating and permanent damage to her life.