It was just burning. I knew instantly. I couldn't see anything, I couldn't breathe, it was in my nose and mouth. I thought I was fighting for my life,” 43-year-old Paul Laskey said of the 2023 acid attack in Newcastle that left him with severe fourth-degree burns and loss of eyesight.

The victim of an acid attack has said he is “so thankful” after a pioneering treatment using donated placenta saved his eye. Paul Laskey, a plumber and heating engineer from Newcastle, suffered a severe chemical burn to his left eye in February 2023.

Paul Laskey "couldn't breathe" and "knew instantly" how seriously he'd been hurt when he confronted his son's attacker. Now, "special" surgery has given him a "chance to heal".

A donated placenta has been used to help save a man's eye after an acid attack. Acid was squirted into Paul Laskey's face causing severe chemical burns to his eye, "melting" both the inner and outer layers of his cornea.

A dad who was the victim of a horrific acid attack hopes his vision will be saved thanks to a treatment using donated placenta. Paul Laskey, 43, had rushed to the aid of his son Robson, 19, after his gold necklace was stolen on the street by a thug carrying a zombie knife.