{"id":42929,"date":"2017-06-26T00:36:16","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T00:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=42929"},"modified":"2017-06-26T00:36:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T00:36:16","slug":"young-woman-hurt-cousin-left-coma-man-threw-acid-21st-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=42929","title":{"rendered":"Young woman hurt and her cousin left in a coma after man threw acid at them on her 21st birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Student Resham Khan was sitting in her car with her cousin Jameel Muhktar when a man ran up and sprayed them with corrosive liquid through the open window<\/span><\/p>\n

A business student, out celebrating her 21st birthday, was left with \u2018life changing\u2019 burns <\/span>after acid was thrown at her <\/span>.<\/p>\n

As Resham Khan was sitting in her car with her cousin, Jameel Muhktar, when a man ran up to them and <\/span>sprayed them with corrosive liquid <\/span>through the open window.<\/p>\n

Ms Khan was left with damage to one eye and extensive burns in the unprovoked attack in Beckton, east London, last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He then chased the women as they tried to drive off but they lost control of the car and crashed into a fence.<\/p>\n

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The student was sitting in her car with her cousin when acid was thrown at them<\/span> <\/span>(Photo: Daily Mirror)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ms Khan told how she begged for water after as she struggled in \u201cexcruciating\u201d agony.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cThe pain was excruciating. I was struggling to close the window. My cousin struggled to get us away.<\/p>\n

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Resham suffered ‘life changing’ burns<\/span> <\/span>(Photo: Daily Mirror)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“I saw my clothes burn away in front of me. He put his foot down as we were coming onto a dual carriage way but the pain took over and we crashed.<\/p>\n

“We stripped off in the middle of the road, running around screaming and begging for water. We did this for 45 minutes. No ambulance came.\u201d<\/p>\n

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esham on the morning of her birthday on June 21<\/span> <\/span>(Photo: Daily Mirror)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Passers by helped the pair get to a nearby hospital before the ambulance or police arrived. They have since been transferred to a specialist burns unit, but police say their injuries are \u2018life changing\u2019.<\/p>\n

The suspect ran off after the attack and has not been caught.<\/p>\n

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