#acidattack — Public Fediverse posts
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Wilson Found Guilty in Ex-Husband's Acid Attack; Murder Acquittal Stands
Paris Wilson found guilty of manslaughter and attempted kidnap in ex-husband's death. Jury acquitted her of murder charge at Winchester Crown Court.
#ParisWilson, #Manslaughter, #AcidAttack, #WinchesterCourt, #CrimeNews
https://newsletter.tf/paris-wilson-manslaughter-ex-husband-acid-attack/
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Paris Wilson was found guilty of manslaughter and attempted kidnap, but not murder, in the death of her ex-husband. This verdict follows an 18-week trial.
#ParisWilson, #Manslaughter, #AcidAttack, #WinchesterCourt, #CrimeNews
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Mexican musician finds refuge in #saxophone after #acidattack | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/crime-mexico-government-caribbean-city-76981182d530044e5a622104b1edb1b9>#MEXICO CITY (AP) — María Elena Ríos has conflicting feelings about her saxophone: She once blamed the instrument for bringing her to the brink of death — but it also has been her salvation. Ríos, 29, thought her career as a musician and her devotion to her saxophone were what led her former boyfriend to hire the men who splashed #acid onto her face and body, disfiguring her.
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Among states, West Bengal recorded the most number of acid attacks, with 34 such cases being reported in 2021. Uttar Pradesh reported the second most number of cases at 22. Among Union Territories, Delhi (9), and Jammu and Kashmir (3) are the only two that reported acid attack cases in 2021.
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However, the wait for justice for the victims seem to be getting longer as the court pendency of acid attack cases went up from 89.5% in 2017 to 97.1% in 2021. Meanwhile, the conviction rate in such cases also stands at just 30.8.
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The acid attack on a 17-year-old schoolgirl in Delhi recently has caused widespread outrage across the country. Data shows that hundreds of acid attacks are reported every year in India.
In the five-year period between 2017 and 2021, as much as 1070 cases of acid attacks against 1115 victims were recorded in the country. Moreover, a further 317 acid attack attempts against 332 victims were also recorded during this same period.
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Pranitha surviving victim of 2008 #Warangal #acidattack in which friend Swapnika died & accused were "encountered" advocates for shorter response time for police complaints, a fast-track legal recourse & conviction by trial
https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/hyderabad-encounter-rape-accused-killed-telangana-warangal-2008_in_5de9ceb6e4b0d50f32b13df6r