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| Topic | 21 y/o Woman almost dies after acid is thrown at her in random attack in NYC |
| Lebronwon 04/21/21 8:41:18 AM #1: | https://people.com/crime/new-york-college-student-almost-dies-attacked-with-acid-outside-home/ A 21-year-old woman is hoping to get justice after police say she was attacked on the driveway of her New York home. In a press release from the Nassau County Police Department, officials confirmed that the assault happened around 8:15 p.m. outside of the victim's Arlington Avenue residence in Elmont. Though authorities did not provide the woman's name, she was identified as Nafiah Fatima on a GoFundMe page set up by her neighbor and friend, Shazia Anjum. According to police, Fatima was walking on her driveway when she "was approached from behind by an unknown male" carrying a white-colored cup with a dark-colored substance inside. Authorities said the man threw the substance onto Fatima's face and then ran away. The entire encounter was captured on a neighbor's security camera and later posted to the GoFundMe page. In the 42-second clip shared by Anjum, Fatima can be seen unloading the car with her mom and following her inside before being attacked just feet away from her front door. On the GoFundMe page, Anjum stated that they later discovered the substance was "a dark brown acid known to cause blindness and severe burning." Anjum claimed that the attacker knew how dangerous it was because he was wearing gloves at the time and noted that Fatima, who is a student at Hofstra University, nearly died after the terrifying encounter. "Had the acid gotten into Nafiah's lungs she would have died. When Nafiah screamed it caused the acid to go into her mouth, burning her tongue and throat, which prevented her from breathing," Anjum explained. "When Nafiah ran into her house and her parents saw her, they immediately tried to help her, but in the process, the acid burned their hands and forearms as well." "If her parents were not home to help her and call 911 right away she would not have made it," Anjum added on the fundraiser. "Nafiah was wearing contact lenses that night and the acid melted the contact lenses onto her eyes," Anjum added on the page. "We don't know if Nafiah will ever regain vision again." At this time, it does not appear that police have identified the suspect behind the assault or a reason for the attack. In their press release, the man was described as approximately 6'2" with a skinny build. He was also wearing a black colored sweatshirt with a hood and gloves the night of the attack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmf6hGSkWgQ --- Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7 ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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