Overview
- Jack Byrne, 32, was injured on Hope Street in Glasgow at about 9:10pm on 12 July during an alleged dispute in which he was stabbed in the head with a key.
- Days later he developed necrotising fasciitis of the face and spent weeks in a coma as doctors fought the infection.
- Surgeons performed multiple operations, including a procedure of more than 13 hours that moved muscle from his back to his face, and he remains in rehabilitation relearning to walk, eat and talk.
- The infection and treatment left severe facial damage and major vision loss in one eye, with Byrne reporting pain, scarring and PTSD attacks.
- Police Scotland said a 24-year-old was arrested and charged on 1 August and due in Glasgow Sheriff Court on 4 August, and friends have launched a JustGiving appeal to support Byrne’s recovery and rehousing.