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Woman throws acid on a pretty girl's face out of jealousy
by Joseph Ernest September 3, 2010
Newscast Media VANCOUVER, Wash --A woman in Vancouver, Washington was walking to a coffee shop when a stranger approached her and said, "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?" The attacker then threw a cup full of acid in her face, and is said to be African-American.
Bethany Storro, the victim, who is recovering in hospital in Portland, Oregon, after undergoing surgery for second-degree burns told reporters that the random attack would not ruin her life.
Her mother, Nancy Neuwelt revealed how a pair of sunglasses purchased just 20 minutes before the attack had saved her daughter's eyesight.
Covered in bandages, Miss Storro said, "It was the most painful thing ever. My heart stopped. It ripped through my clothing the instant it touched my shirt; I could feel it burning through my second layer of skin. I had never, ever seen this girl in my entire life. When I first saw her, [the attacker] had this weirdness about her. Like jealousy, rage."
Storro continued to say, "Was it a dare, or did the woman wake up Monday morning and tell herself that today, she was going to 'carry some acid in a cup and throw it on the first person I see'."
Miss Storro, who lost most of her hearing as a child, added that she would eventually forgive her attacker.
"If I don't it's hard to move on. I have an amazing family and friends that love me and I'm blessed," she said.
Mrs Neuwelt referred to the fact that her daughter was wearing sunglasses, something she doesn't normally do, as the "hand of God protecting her eyes".
Police have described the attacker as being an African-American female between 25 and 35 years old. Witnesses said she was wearing a green shirt and khaki trousers at the time of the attack. Add Comments>>
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