Woman Severely Burned In Acid Attack On 21st Birthday

#1 An aspiring model Resham Khan and her 37-year-old cousin Jameel Mukhtar have been left with ‘life-changing’ injuries

after they suffered an unprovoked acid attack London, reported The Independent.

#2 The two were out celebrating Khan’s 21st birthday and were inside their car at a traffic signal in Beckton, East London when they were attacked.

#3 Khan recalled the incident on her social media account,

“The pain was excruciating. My cousin struggled to get us away. I saw my clothes burn away in front of me."

#4 The victims had to take off their clothes due to the pain.

“He (Mukhtar) put his foot down as we were coming onto a dual carriageway but the pain took over and we crashed. We stripped off in the middle of the road, running around screaming and begging for water. We did this for 45 minutes. No ambulance came,” she added.

#5 Khan said another driver eventually stopped and drove the pair to a hospital before they were transferred to a specialist unit.

#6 She continued:

“I have had a skin graft, they are waiting on what my face will actually look like. And I have burned across my body.

“My cousin was put into a coma as his burns were worst.

“He has been woken up and I’m waiting to be told I’m no longer bedbound to visit him.”

She wrote, “I’m devastated. I keep wondering if my life will ever be the same. Acid attacks in the UK are unheard of for me.”

#7 My 21st birthday … Just got back to the country. And now I’ll probably never look the same.

“I am so grateful to everyone that has prayed for me. I feel as though I’m blessed to have my limbs and senses. But I loved my face and body.

#8 “I just want this guy caught.”

Writing on social media Miss Khan said she had come to London with plans to visit a spa and have a meal to celebrate her birthday.

#9 Khan, a Business Management student, had recently completed nine months’ worth of study in Cyprus, Turkey, and was looking to start her new job.

A spokesman for London Metropolitan Police said, “Both victims have suffered burn injuries described as life-changing. It is believed the victims were inside a parked car when a man approached and threw a corrosive substance through the open window.”

“Officers from Newham and the Met’s Territorial Support Group executed a warrant at an address in E16 on the afternoon of [June 21] in connection with the incident. There were no arrests; inquiries continue.”

#10 A fundraising page has also been created where donations can be submitted for the treatment of the two victims.

#11 In a message posted on her Facebook profile, Khan said,

“It’s warmed my heart seeing so many people come together to support me and my family. Words can’t describe how you have all made me feel at such a low point in my life.”

#12 Despite the harrowing incident, Khan is in high spirit and hope it doesn’t get in the way of her life.

“I want to make sure that this doesn’t get in the way of my life any more than it has. I’ll get myself back into work, I’ll look good, I’ll graduate. And things will get better.”