For those who aren’t familiar with the infamous story, Charla Nash, who is now 71, was attacked at her friend Sandra Herold’s ...

Charla Nash was gruesomely attacked by a friend's chimp in 2009 and left with no face or hands. Now, thanks to a ...

Charla Nash, now 71, was visiting a friend's home in Connecticut, US, when the pet chimpanzee Travis launched a vicious attack on her, changing her life forever.

The woman, whose friend's chimpanzee named Travis attacked her after trying to escape, received a face and hand transplant.

Charla Nash, whose friend's pet chimp infamously "ripped her face off" in 2009, says she's being given a second shot at life with a groundbreaking face transplant. The mom — who also lost her hands in ...

Charla Nash, whose friend's pet chimp infamously "ripped her face off" in 2009, says she's being given a second shot at life with a groundbreaking face transplant.

Charla thought little of it when her friend invited her over to help with her pet chimpanzee – but saying yes resulted in her ...

This undated file photo provided by the Nash family via Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, shows Charla Nash of Stamford, Conn., prior to being mauled by a Chimpanzee in 2009.

A woman who was left fighting for her life after having her 'face ripped off' by her friend's pet chimp has opened up about ...