Victim protests over loss of burns specialist

An Omagh bomb victim has spoken of being "devastated" that the North's only burns specialist will not be replaced when he leaves…

An Omagh bomb victim has spoken of being "devastated" that the North's only burns specialist will not be replaced when he leaves Belfast in five days.

Mrs Donna Marie McGillion and her husband, Gary, were part of a delegation who went to Stormont yesterday to protest against the expected loss of Dr Khalid Khan from Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital. Mrs McGillion and her husband still receive regular treatment from Dr Khan.

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