Stanton Ashton (27) was stabbed in his right eye with a broken beer glass at Charlie's Wine Bar near London Bridge on September 23. He received 20 stitches to his eyeball and 100 to his face, as well as emergency reconstructive surgery. He might lose vision in his right eye. He has an eye scan scheduled for November 28 to see the extent of injuries to his retina and lens before he flies back to Durban.
While recovering, he took part in Eye Awareness Week in London, along with fellow South African Grant Nock. Grant was blinded in one eye after being attacked on July 31, after he and three friends had visited a London bar to watch the rugby match between South Africa and Australia. After the match they were attacked by a group of youngsters who threw bricks and bottles at them. He was hit in the eye by a broken beer bottle and lost his eye.
