Exeter woman hit by exploding champagne bottle

A WOMAN has been left concussed and bruised after being hit in the forehead by part of an exploding bottle of champagne in an Exeter Tesco store.

Wendy Birch was injured when the bottle fell from another customer's basket at the store, which is based in Exeter city centre.

She said she was hit by part of the bottle from about 3m (10ft) away on Saturday and had been "stunned".

In a statement, Tesco said it was aware of the incident and would be looking into it further.

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