UK woman sentenced to 12 years in jail for acid attack on friend
Mar 21, – A British woman was sentenced to 12 years in jail Friday for throwing acid on her friend’s face following an argument. Mary Konye disguised herself with a veil and attacked Naomi Oni in the early hours of Dec. 30, 2012, leaving her with disfiguring burns on her face, a hand and a thigh.
Police and prosecutors had said Konye was jealous of her friend’s looks and spent months hatching a plan for the attack following a trivial argument. Both women are 22.
Judge David Radford told Konye on Friday her “deliberate” and “wicked act” had been devastating to Oni in his sentencing at a London court. “This careful, premeditated criminality was planned against a person who reasonably believed you were a true friend,” Radford told Konye. “Her friendship had been so wilfully betrayed by you.”
Press journalist for HRO media – Norberto Lluch contributed to this report.
Category: European Crises
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