The woman who was raped and then permanently disfigured by two Shepherd's Bush men will be speaking about her experiences on a channel 4 programme on October 29th at 2100.You can read her account, which she gave to the News of the World here. What still amazes and frankly disgusts me about this case, apart from the brutality of what was done to this woman, was the pathetic nature of the sentence handed down to one of the men who carried out the act of hurling acid into a defenceless woman's face. Stefan Sylvestre received just a few years.
When I wrote this article I wondered if I had gone over the top - but if anything I didnt go far enough.
It's something I will be raising when I meet some of those who pass sentence on W12 criminals at this meeting. Will report back.
Natural justice would mean something horrific happen to these 2 men.. That however, will not help that girl any.
ReplyDeleteKatie's story has shocked the nation and has given the issue of acid violence some well needed awareness in the UK. Unfortunately, Katie is not the first and is unlikely to be the last victim of such a brutal attack.
ReplyDeleteThis attack (amongst others) illustrates the point that acid violence is a global phenomenon, that although acid attacks occur in significant numbers in African, South Asian and South-East Asian countries, it is shocking to see just how widespread this is across the world, from the Third World, to the First.
The Acid Survivors Trust International is a charity working in support of women just like Katie: women, men and children heavily scared who have suffered terrible, inhumane injuries.
Although men and children also get attacked (in growing numbers!), we can’t lose sight of the fact that this is quite possibly the worst form of violence against women. No one deserves to be attacked with acid - substances strong enough to clean the rustiest of metals. Acid throwers act cruelly and deliberately. We must all make a stand that this simply can not go on!
I agree - but just as a piece of advice which I hope is helpful - you might want to tell people how they can help you make that stand.
ReplyDelete[...] I think I was wrong. That woman has shown more courage, determination and strength of charecter than any of us will probably be called on to [...]
ReplyDeleteI still think she is a beautiful woman & she shines beauty bcoz thats the person she is! she is an inspiration 2 everyone.....her attackers should never walk free again they are the evil & truely ugly ones!!! much love katie xxx
ReplyDelete[...] October the BNP came to town and Katie Piper, the girl attacked with acid by two of the Bush’s most disgusting local thugs spoke out about her experiences. She would [...]
ReplyDeletei think that she is great!!
ReplyDeletei want to communicate with her to tell her that she is great and she is shining and that her life is starting now because she is very yung!!
ReplyDeleteI seen this documentetary and found it shocking as to how these two men could conspire such an evil unprovoked attack on a stunningly beutiful woman who just did not deserve this unjustly act.
ReplyDeleteYou are an amazing REAL WOMAN!! Very strong and couragous. May God continue to be with you and your family. Katie, you are still physically a very beautiful woman. Don't let anyone tell you anything different; ok. hang on in there.
ReplyDelete[...] for the skytrocketing figures that I should own up to. And that is the runaway popularity of this blog post about the woman who was maimed by Bush rapist Daniel Lynch. 25,232 views of this article alone [...]
ReplyDeleteI watched a report about what was happen to her. And I can't stop thinking about her.
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