ANGALIA JINSI HUYU MDADA ALIVYOMWAGIWA ASIDI NA BOSI WAKE NA KUHARIBIKA USO VIBAYA

ANGALIA JINSI HUYU MDADA ALIVYOMWAGIWA ASIDI NA BOSI WAKE NA KUHARIBIKA USO VIBAYA

SHOP assistant Naomi Oni shows the horrific burns she suffered when a woman in a Muslim veil threw acid in her face.

Naomi, 20, was scarred for life and almost blinded by the attacker.
The Victoria’s Secret worker suffered burns to her head, eyes, neck, chest, arms and legs.

Before the attack ... Naomi, 20, smiles for a family snapshot

She said the attack had “destroyed” her life.
Naomi, who has undergone a series of skin grafts, is now scared to leave her house.
She added: “I look in the mirror and it isn’t me. I’ll never look the same again.”
Naomi was attacked after getting off a bus in Dagenham, East London, following a late shift at the Westfield Stratford branch of the lingerie store.

Hidden ... a Muslim niqab veil

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She was on the phone to her boyfriend Ato Owede, 23.
Naomi said: “I saw this Muslim woman wearing a niqab. I thought it was a bit strange to see her at that time of night, but she didn’t say anything and I kept on walking. Then I felt a splash on my face. It burned and I screamed out.
“I started running and screaming, holding my face. All the way home. I was screaming. I then banged on the door. I was hysterical. Luckily my godmother, who is a pharmacist, was at home with my mum and she helped me.
“She kept dipping my face in water and trying to calm me down. I was in shock, saying, ‘Who would do that? How could anyone do this’?”

Different approach ... Victoria's Secret models in lingerie

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Naomi, who has now recovered vision in her left eye and has partial sight in her right, spoke out after police failed to establish a motive behind the attack at 12.40am on December 30.
She said: “I’ve always been outgoing and confident — used to getting attention for the way I dress or my hair. But now I don’t want anyone looking at me.
“I don’t want to get the Tube or the bus. If I have to go to the hospital I take a taxi. I don’t know if I’ll ever go back to my job.
“Even with the support of my family, friends and boyfriend, I feel very alone. Nothing is going to be the same any more.”
The store assistant, who is sole carer for her disabled mother Marian Yalekhue, 52, has been told she may face YEARS of skin grafts and plastic surgery.
Even then she is likely to be left with severe facial scarring.
Naomi said she had been inspired by the story of ex-model Katie Piper, of Andover, Hants, who was the victim of an acid attack arranged by her boyfriend.
She recovered and launched a charity to help burns victims.