Pleas for daughter's burn injures

Dorah has had some surgery on her face but needs more operations

A mother who travelled to her native Wales from her new home in South Africa to beg for help for her severely burned daughter has been promised help by plastic surgeons.

Nine-year-old Dorah Mokoena's burn injuries are so severe that she can barely walk or talk.

She was caught in a fire at a south African squatter camp when she was six-months-old, and was turned away from three hospitals before she her plight was drawn to the attention of Bronwen Jones who then adopted her.

On Wednesday, Ms Jones - who founded Children of Fire charity to help children burned in fires in camps and shanty towns - lobbied for help at a conference of plastic surgeons in Newport and was offered a consultation at Morriston hospital's special burns unit on Friday.

Dorah has already had plastic surgery on her face, but now needs more operations.

Her mother, who used to live in Wales, said she returned here for treatment because there is a shortage of skilled doctors in South Africa.

Bronwen Jones said she will not stop until Dorah is treated

"There are no right answers with a child as badly burnt as Dorah," she said.

"But if she wasn't a member of our family, she would have been left on her bed in a padded cot and would never have walked or talked."

Martin Miling - the consultant who offered to help - said there were no quick fixes.

"Dorah has a great deal ahead of her," he said.

"I wish I could say that she'll have normal skills in the long term, but I'm sure we can help her."

Meanwhile, Bronwen Jones said she will keep fighting until Dorah gets the treatment she needs.

She is planning to stay at the three day conference in order to draw the consultants attention to her daughter's plight.