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Acid victim to have 'skin graft'

Kirstie Trup, one of the British teenagers injured in an acid attack in Zanzibar, is expected to return to hospital for a skin graft today. Her friend Katie Gee remains at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

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Acid attack victim 'needs skin graft', says mother

The mother of Kirstie Trup, one of the British teenagers injured in an acid attack in Zanzibar, has said she will return to hospital for a skin graft.

The Daily Telegraph reports that she said:

I can confirm that Kirstie has been temporarily discharged until Thursday, when she’s back in for a skin graft.

Kirstie's father has said the teenager minimised the extent of her injuries by running into the sea immediately after the attack:

Her father Marc Trup said: “That completely altered the result, the salt water and the acid. The other girl panicked, ran around and made her way to a public toilet.”

Her mother Rochelle Trup said at the family home in Hampstead, north London:

Kirstie's friend, Katie Gee, remains in hospital.

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