'Bomb blast' newlyweds back in UK for specialist treatment

A NEWLYWED South York-shire man and his wife who were injured by a bomb blast while on honeymoon in the Maldives have been transferred to a UK burns unit.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Oct 2007, 08:27 BST
Updated 2nd Oct 2007, 09:56 BST

Christian Donelan and his new wife Jennifer, both believed to be 32, were holidaying on the idyllic island of Baros when the device exploded on Saturday.

Doctors say Jennifer suffered 40 per cent burns to her body and Christian suffered 27 per cent burns. Both are expected to make a full recovery. The couple have now been flown back to England, where they are undergoing treatment at a specialist unit in Wythenshawe Hospital in the south of Manchester.

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Mr Donelan, who was brought up in Rotherham, is an accomplished sportsman and played hockey for the town's hockey club.

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