acid attacks
Irate Romeo hires couple to douse NJ ex-girlfriend with acid in twisted cross-country scheme: cops
Alleged acid throwers caught up with the victim in front of her New Jersey home late last month and pitched the “highly caustic” substance on her.
'Extremely troubling set of allegations': Detroit girl, 12, arrested for grisly acid attack on another kid: cops
The pre-teen, who has not been named publicly, was charged with one count each of assault with intent to do great bodily harm and felonious assault.
Children burned on Massachusetts playground after slides doused with acid
Someone had poured stolen muriatic acid onto three slides at the playground in Bliss Park in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
Gerard Butler left 'burning alive' after rubbing acid on his face
"I'm rubbing my face and, suddenly, it's in my throat. It's in my mouth. It's up my nose. It's in my eyes," Butler revealed. "It's burning my face, and I...
Acid tank bombed in Ukraine, unleashing toxic fumes that could blind residents: officials
The explosion in Rubizhne in the Luhansk region sparked panic as Ukrainian officials urged locals to remain in bombs shelters, or seal their windows and doors if inside their homes.
Family of Long Island acid attack victim says Nassau cops dropped the ball
One year to the day after Nafiah Ikram had acid hurled in her face in her own driveway, her attacker remains on the loose -- and her family says it's...
Survivors of acid attacks in Mexico unite to push for change
Elisa Xolalpa has had three daughters and found a job she enjoys since a former boyfriend tried to destroy her life by tossing acid on her when she was 18.
'Worse than death': College student doused with acid recalls attack
The Long Island college student who was doused with acid in her own driveway said she endured a “worse than death experience."
College student doused with acid in 'planned attack,' family claims
Nafiah Ikram was left severely burned and nearly blind in the appalling March 17 Elmont attack.
Grandmother blinded in acid attack, daughter says
Helen Jones was leaving her home during the early morning of Oct. 6 when an unknown male assailant approached and doused her with acid, police said.
Brooklyn woman burned outside home in possible acid attack
A Brooklyn woman suffered severe burns across her body when someone sneaked up on her outside her home and splashed her with a caustic substance in a disturbing incident caught...
Woman disfigured by acid attack still can't look in mirrors
"It was the worst day of my life."
Man charged with hate crime in acid attack on Peruvian immigrant
A Milwaukee man has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly throwing acid in the face of a Peruvian immigrant while confronting him over a parking spot. Clifton A....
Milwaukee man attacked with battery acid in possible hate crime
A man was arrested in Milwaukee on Sunday for allegedly tossing battery acid at another man -- in what the victim believes was a hate crime, a report said. The...
Teen victim of East Village acid attack demands justice
“It was extremely painful,” the young Manhattan woman told The Post. “I felt like my legs were burning. I saw holes in my jeans, and it was eating into my...
Dad jailed after organizing acid attack on 3-year-old son
A father in the UK has been found guilty of organizing an acid attack on his three-year-old son in a twisted revenge plot against his estranged wife.
Judge rips man for burning priest's face with acid, gives him 17 years
An man who tossed acid in a priest's face as part of a sick plot to cover up the embezzlement of church funds was sentenced Tuesday to 17 years behind...
Acid-burned priest describes attack's horrific aftermath
A thieving bookkeeper who masterminded an acid attack on a female reverend -- all in a bid to cover up the $750,000 embezzlement from a non-profit -- was sentenced to...
Woman accused of throwing acid on priest during confession
A deranged woman threw sulfuric acid on a Roman Catholic priest as the holy man took her confession in Nicaragua, church officials said. The Rev. Mario Guevara, 59, was in...
Family of boy dissolved in acid by Mafia gets big reward
The family of an Italian boy who was dissolved in acid — in an attempt to intimidate his Mafioso-turned-rat father — has been awarded $2.3 million in damages over his...