Woman Severely Burned in Apparent Acid Attack

A 28-year-old Washington woman severely burned when a stranger threw an acid-like liquid in her face is listed in serious condition in a Portland, Ore., hospital's burn center.

Nancy Neuwelt is the mother of the injured woman, Bethany Storro of Vancouver, Wash. Neuwelt tells The Oregonian her daughter was getting something out of her car in downtown Vancouver when the attack happened Monday evening.

Neuwelt says a young woman walked up to her daughter, said "Hey, pretty girl, do you want to drink this?" and tossed a cup of liquid in Storro's face.

Neuwelt says her daughter bought a pair of sunglasses shortly before the attack, and that may have saved her eyesight. Still, Storro's family says her face will take months to heal.

Vancouver police spokeswoman Kim Kapp says doctors and authorities are trying to determine what kind of substance caused Storro's facial burns.

[born_lippy]

America is becoming a melting pot of jerks.

[xybex2004]

Deport the Muslims. The Barbarians are at the gates. They despise beauty in other cultures, yet they consider themselves chaste and beautiful. This flies in the face of reason and logic. They see all of the food/restaurants in this country, so they reproduce like jackrabbits in order to take over the U.S.,or any civilized country for that matter. They apply for foodstamps and all other programs, yet they still teach their kids Jihadist principles.

[xybex2004]

Wiki: "Perpetrators of these attacks throw acid at their victims (usually at their faces), burning them, and damaging skin tissue, often exposing and sometimes dissolving the bones.[3] The consequences of these attacks include blindness and permanent scarring of the face and body.[4][5][6] These attacks are most common in Cambodia,[7] Afghanistan,[8] India,[9] Bangladesh,[4][5] Pakistan[4] and other nearby countries.[6] According to Taru Bahl and M.H. Syed, 80% of victims of these acid attacks are female and almost 40% are under 18 years of age."

[tornado777-2009]

That's very sad. That perp should be charged with attempted murder. Almost as important a thing to consider: where did he get the caustic material in the first place?

[MR_RlGHT]

A) The victim described the "perp" as a young woman, not a he; and

B) Until the material has been identified, few concerns are less important than where it came from -- every auto-parts shop, hardware store, Home Depot and/or Wal-Mart freely sells chemicals caustic enough to maim or kill. If ya don't believe me, just go in any of those places and ask for some ... er, on second thought, maybe just read up on chemicals on Wikipedia. Have a great day!

[tornado777-2009]

@MR_RIGHT

OK, So I didn't exactly read the part about the perpetrator being a woman, and I do in fact know that the chemicals can come from a variety of sources. I have looked on Wikipedia plenty of times in my life. I have been in Home Depot, Wal-Mart etc plenty of times also in my life. Still now that I realize where the chemicals might have come from, maybe the comment I posted earlier overemphasized its importance. Still what is importnat is that if and when the assailant is captured, that she should be charged with some sort of felony crime. I wish the victim a speedy and full recovery.

[FastSailR]

America is becoming Afghanistan

[MR_RlGHT]

Afghanistan's murder rate in 2004 (the most recent WHO estimate) was 3.2 per 100K people. The USA's murder rate in 2004 was 5.6 per 100K, where it's pretty much hovered since the mid-1960s and remains today. So if Afghanistan is perhaps a rougher place in 2010 than it was in 2004...perhaps it's a sign of rising American influence?
Just a thought?best of luck to you.

[dmgg711]

America is Afghanistan the way hate has been spreading thoughout this country for the past two years and it's getting worse.

[erasmus111]

There are some truly sick people in this world.

This happened to Dr. Phil's sister. She was traveling on the freeway, and someone dropped a container of acid from an overpass. It went through the windshield and went all over her face and upper body. I can't even imagine the pain and suffering she went through.

[Insert_Name_Here_Now]

Crazy b*tch.

[Myopinion046]

A gross understatement.

[Myopinion046]

A gross understatement.

[GirlMN]

How is this a "strange news" story? This is a crime with tragic results!