A young woman who suffered horrific burns when an attacker in a Muslim veil threw acid in her face has said that she wanted to die when she saw herself for the first time.
Naomi Oni was walking home from her job at a Victoria's Secret lingerie shop when the woman, whose face was covered by the veil, hurled the liquid at her in the random attack.
The 20-year-old has undergone surgery for the burns inflicted on her during the terrifying assault, but has said that after she saw the damage for herself she no longer wanted to live.
'I've never been so scared in my life. I just knew it was acid,' Miss Oni told BBC London.
'The first time I looked I was shocked. I didn't want to live after I saw my face.'Miss Oni told how the first time she saw her face in the mirror her head had swollen to 10 times its normal size and her face had turned black.
Miss Oni has only recently been discharged from hospital but has decided to speak out to help police catch her attacker.
Brave Miss Oni maintained that she was determined to stay positive despite her injuries, and believes that she has been spared her life for a reason.
Brave Miss Oni maintained that she was determined to stay positive despite her injuries, and believes that she has been spared her life for a reason.
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