BROWNED OFF; Tan boss gets jail warning.Byline: RICHARD SMITH TANNING salon owner James Hadley James Hadley (March 10 1821 - November 14 1872), American scholar, was born in Fairfield, Herkimer County, New York, where his father was professor of chemistry at Fairfield Medical College. At the age of nine an accident left him lame for life. was facing jail last night after a schoolgirl suffered severe burns on one of his sunbeds. Kirsty McRae, 14, put pounds 1 into the coinoperated sunbed sun·bed n. See tanning bed. sunbed n → cama solar sunbed sun n → lit pliant; (with sun lamp at the salon - one of seven owned by 25-year-old Hadley. But the unsupervised youngster felt she was not getting brown enough, so paid pounds 3 for another 15 minutes. Four hours later, she was rushed to hospital with 70% burns. She was put on a drip and given oxygen while doctors administered painkillers. It is still not known what the long-term damage will be. Hadley admitted five breaches of health and safety laws at his Lextan salon in Barry, South Wales South Wales south n → sud m du Pays de Galles . He was released on bail pending reports but was told at Barry magistrates court he is at risk of being jailed. Kirsty's mum Jill, 49, said: "I don't want any child go through what my daughter went through." CAPTION(S): FEARS Jill and Kirsty PLEADED GUILTY Hadley and, inset, Kirsty's severe burns |
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