These are
the horrific injuries inflicted on a 21-year-old dancer who has been
left 'unable to smile' after a stranger smashed down her car window
while she was sitting in a traffic jam.
Chloe
Knapton, from Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, had to have surgery after a
man shattered her car window with a bottle, causing the broken glass to
become embedded in her neck.
Ms Knapton's family has now released shocking photos which show the extent of the young woman's injuries.
see more pictures after the cut.
Chloe
Knapton, 21 (pictured left) has been left with horrific injuries and is
'unable to smile' (right) after a stranger smashed down her car window
while she was sitting in a traffic jam
The 21-year-old dancer has released shocking photos which show the extent of the young woman's injuries
The incident took place when Ms Knapton was driving home from a night out on Thursday last week.
Ms
Knapton was driving with her friend, who was in a separate car, when
she came across a bike lying across the middle of the road.
Her
friend stopped to get out of her vehicle to move the bike out of the
way of traffic. But as she left the car, a man waiting at a nearby bus
shelter came hurtling towards her with a glass bottle.
The man then hurled abuse at the girl, before walking up to the Ms Knapton's car and smashing the bottle against her window.
Ms Knapton has been left with deep wounds to her shoulder, neck, nose and mouth following the attack
The
impact caused glass to shatter all over Ms Knapton, leaving her with
deep cuts to her face, neck and shoulders. The glass bottle even became
embedded in her neck.
After Ms Knapton was attacked, she managed to drive to a friend's house nearby where she called 999.
She
was then rushed to Leeds General Infirmary where she underwent surgery
for her injuries. She was also given several stitches on both sides of
her lips and made to stay in hospital for three days.
Her mother Allyson also revealed that she can no longer smile because of the stitches around her mouth.
She said: 'She can't smile. She can't eat so she has liquid food.
'They were extremely deep wounds to her shoulder and a two or three inch wound to her neck, which was embedded with bottle.'
Among
her injuries, Ms Knapton was also left with a deep cut to her shoulder,
a deep wound to her neck and cuts between her nose and mouth. She also
lost a tooth.
Mrs Knapton added that her daughter had been 'incredibly brave'.
She
said: 'She was so brave. The ambulance did not arrive for an hour and
15 minutes. It was ridiculous. There was pools of blood on the pavement.
'She
was taken to Leeds General Infirmary. There was glass everywhere. She
has had to have stitches on both sides of her lips, inside and out, and
round her nose.
