Posted on 06/26/2017 1:46:14 AM PDT by TigerClaws
A woman suffered 'life changing' burns after she had acid thrown at her while out celebrating her 21st birthday.
Resham Khan was left with damage to one eye and extensive burns after being attacked as she drove through Beckton, east London, with her cousin Jameel on Wednesday morning.
A man ran up and threw acid at both Ms Khan and her cousin through the open car window as they stopped at traffic lights.
He then chased the pair as they tried to drive off but lost control of the car and crashed into a fence.
Ms Khan told ITV News how she begged for water after as she struggled in "excruciating" agony.
The pain was excruciating. I was struggling to close the window. My cousin struggled to get us away.
I saw my clothes burn away in front of me. He put his foot down as we were coming onto a dual carriage way 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.
– Resham Khan Resham Ms Khan and her cousin had acid thrown at them through a car window Credit: Resham Khan 'I keep wondering if my life will ever be the same' she told ITV News. 'I keep wondering if my life will ever be the same' she told ITV News. Credit: Go Fund Me / Daniel Mann
Passers by helped the pair get to a nearby hospital before the ambulance or police arrived. They have since been transferred to a specialist burns unit, but police say their injuries are 'life changing'.
The suspect ran off after the attack and has not been caught.
Ms Khan, who had been due to start a new job, needed skin grafts on her face and burns across the whole of her body.
Her cousin suffered such serious burns he had to be put into an induced coma.
"I'm devastated," she said.
"I keep wondering if my life will ever be the same. I feel as though I'm blessed to have my limbs and senses. But I loved my face and body." Ms Khan says she hopes her attacker will be caught by police. Ms Khan says she hopes her attacker will be caught by police. Credit: Go Fund Me / Daniel Mann
Friends have started an online fundraising page to help them recover and rebuild their lives.
Daniel Mann, who set up the GoFundMe page, said on the day of the attack Ms Khan had been looking forward to a day spa with her mother and had also been due to start a new job.
"This attack has caused them both to put their lives on hold," said Mr Mann.
"Resham is usually a very confident young woman. She was preparing to open her own business over the summer, and had plans to model for Asian bridal, make up and hair artists. But now she feels as though her identity has been stolen from her, on her 21st birthday."
Meanwhile Ms Khan says she is hoping that her attacker will be found and brought to justice.
"I just want this guy caught," she said.
"I keep asking myself why he hasn't. Keep wondering why this is taking so long. Have they forgotten about us?"
And......
it’s muslims
Hope someone catches him and pours acid on his face and testicles.
The liberal response to this, if any, will be to ban effective drain cleaners.
And on his religion.
I have a suspicious mind. Did someone attack her to get their hands on the funds?
Read an article the other day. Hundreds of these attacks in London every year. Here’s your “cultural enrichment”.
she knows who did it.
> acid thrown at her while out celebrating her 21st birthday.
Islam.
> We did this for 45 minutes. No ambulance came.
“Free” healthcare.
I’m far too concerned with the threat these people pose to us to care what threat they pose to each other.
“... running around screaming and begging for water. We did this for 45 minutes. No ambulance came.”
Is this one of those “no-go” zones? Does London have them?
Do the victims contribute anything towards the ambulance service in terms of taxes? Not to be cold, but I’m curious; here in the US many takers bemoan the lack of services while contributing nothing towards anything.
I’m taking a guess the crowd around them was all muslim and did nothing, figuring she deserved it for...something? It takes a person to call EMS for them show up.
You have to expect that sort of thing in a big city.
Years ago, I was on a business trip in London and I am sure it is an absolute no-go zone by now as it was mostly muslims back then. I wrote about this before - I and other women were slammed to the ground by a fat muslim man zigzagging through the street. I hit the cobblestone street as he made contact with me, getting his shoulder good into me with speed and his weight behind it. When I was able to stand (no one was assisting any of us) I saw women on the road in front of me and behind me as he made his way through, continuing to body slam women as he walked.
IMPE (In my personal experience) Pakistani Muslims are worst of breed when it comes to Muslims in the West. There are MANY monsters walking among that particular population.
I wonder why the window was open...are they now outlawing car air conditioners over there because of the ‘Paris’ accord?
She must have dishonored her family by speaking to an unrelated male. Of course this had to be done!
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