'It is what it is': Man, 25, loses eye after horrific family Bonfire Night incident

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A young man has been left with irreversible eye damage after a family Bonfire Night incident. Connor McKenna-West and his fiance Carl hosted a Bonfire Night party for 25 friends and family members in Coulby, Newham.

The couple enjoyed a DIY display with their friends but kept some fireworks aside to enjoy with their close family at the end of the evening.

But when Connor, 25, attempted to light the fuse of a rocket it exploded in his face, shattering his right eye. He was rushed to James Cook University Hospital with shrapnel wounds to his face and had to undergo a four-hour-long surgery that resulted in his right eye being removed, Teesside Live reports. Read more: 'Babe, you need to ring the police and report your car as stolen - I've just run someone over': Lies of dating site love cheat Read more: Encrochat drug dealers 'FlyingHorse' and 'Dave' sent down Initial attempts were made by surgeons to save Connor's eye but the shrapnel from the rocket went directly through his eyeball, leaving it unsalvageable.

While Connor and Carl believed they purchased the fireworks from a 'legitimate retailer', they are now concerned that some of the fireworks were faulty.