WOMAN BATHES SELF WITH ACID TO GAIN ATTENTION

A woman has bathed herself with a substance suspected to be home -made acid .

However , she first told the police that a black beggar was responsible for the “ attack , ” until police investigations proved otherwise and she confessed to the self -inflicted injuries .

Lizzie Dunn from Staten Island in New York City, told police last Monday that she was attacked with acid when walking alone to a bus stop.

“ The attacker was a panhandler , ” Dunn, 52 , reported ; “ a black woman in her 40 s , who sprayed acid on my face when I didn ’ t have cigarettes or spare change to give her .
“ I didn ’ t know the person . She then asked for money , and I told her no and sorry . ”

That ’ s when the supposed woman got mad and grabbed Dunn by the shoulder , spun her around , sprayed her in the face , and fled , Dunn told police .
After the alleged attack , Dunn frantically ran into a nearby deli and told the owner to call 911 .
“ We thought it was a prank at first , ” Andrew Kenwood , who was working at the deli , said .
“ She came in here , she was banging on the door , banging on the door . She was almost fainting and falling . … When I tell you it was absolutely horrible — it looks like her face is melting off . ”
Medics rushed Dunn to Staten Island University Hospital , where she was treated for third - degree burns to her face , neck , and left hand .

“ It seemed like she was spraying a lot of times , like she had to keep pressing the nozzle, ” Dunn alleged .
“ With my right hand , I tried to grab the can and knock it out of her hand , and with the left hand , I was trying to shield whatever spray she was misting on me . ”

After a police investigation , her story turned out to be a lie .
The wounds were self -inflicted , and she confessed to police her story was fabricated .

“ The alleged acid assault in the Woodrow area on Monday , January 8 , has been found to have not occurred , ” the New York Police Department ’ s 123 rd Precinct tweeted on Tuesday .
“ The injuries were self - inflicted and there is no perpetrator . There is no threat to the public . ”

Investigators believe Dunn used a spray bottle to burn herself with some kind of homemade acid . She had scars from previous self- inflicted injuries on her body , cops said .

No motive or reason for the incident has been explained , and police have not determined if she ’ ll face charges of filing a false police report.



Source:punchng