Woman Whose Acid Attack On Ex Led To Euthanasia Jailed
Fakhir Rizvi Published May 23, 2018 | 05:02 PM
VA woman who poured sulphuric acid over her former partner's face, leading him to end his life by euthanasia, was jailed in Britain on Wednesday for at least 12 years
London, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd May, 2018 ) :A woman who poured sulphuric acid over her former partner's face, leading him to end his life by euthanasia, was jailed in Britain on Wednesday for at least 12 years.
Berlinah Wallace, 48, who grew up in South Africa, threw the corrosive liquid at 29-year-old Dutch engineer Mark van Dongen in Bristol, western England, in 2015 after he left her for another woman.
"It was an act of pure evil," judge Nicola Davies said in sentencing her to a life term, with a minimum of 12 years to be served. "Your intention was to burn, disfigure and disable Mark van Dongen so that he would not be attractive to any other woman." The judge noted immediately before Wallace threw the acid she had said: "If I can't have you, no-one can".
Van Dongen was left in a coma for four months and blinded in one eye after suffering extensive burns to his face and body. He was subsequently paralysed from the neck down and had to have his lower left leg amputated.
He died by euthanasia at a hospital in Belgium in January 2017. Speaking outside Bristol Crown Court, the victim's father Kees van Dongen said he was "very relieved" at the life sentence. "There are only losers in this case," he said.
" In a statement in court on Tuesday, he had detailed the harrowing impact of the attack, which left his son unable to communicate verbally for months and eventually losing his leg through infection.
On the decision to end his life, van Dongen said his son told him: "Dad, I'm tired of fighting -- I've suffered so much pain and I can't take anymore. Please let me go." His application for euthanasia in Belgium was authorised after doctors ruled it was a case of "unbearable physical and psychological suffering".
The acid attack followed the break-down of van Dongen's five-year relationship with Wallace, after he met a new girlfriend online. The court heard he had called police and reported his ex-partner for harassment on the same day that she had purchased sulphuric acid, after Wallace made 14 silent calls to his new girlfriend.
She had purchased the bottle of 98 percent concentration acid and viewed 82 websites about the fluid after van Dongen had told her their relationship was over. However he went to stay with Wallace weeks later and was awoken in the middle of the night by the attack.
Following a four-week trial in Bristol, she was acquitted of murder but convicted of throwing a corrosive substance with intent.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 5 May 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 05 May 2024
Bugti assures transporters for addressing their problems
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar meets foreign min ..
3 drug peddlers arrested, hashish recovered
1496,990 children given polio drops in five days: DC
Six terrorists killed, hideout busted in N Waziristan IBO: ISPR
Pakistan, Qatar agree to further expand trade, investment ties
Sindh cabinet approves Rs177.5m to strengthen, mobilize various wings of police
Faisal Karim Kundi takes oath as new KP Governor
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Chaudhry seeks more vibrant ..
Tahaffuz Manzil Foster Home providing care & support to homeless children
More Stories From World
-
Pakistan's Shahzad Baig named among TIME's 2024 list of 100 most influential people in healthcare
8 minutes ago -
'Revolution' in air as actor stumps for Hungary opposition
28 minutes ago -
Madonna wows Rio with 'Celebration Tour' finale
38 minutes ago -
Investigators say bodies in Mexico likely those of missing surfers
2 hours ago -
Hope and disillusionment among Chad's first-time voters
2 hours ago -
Panama to vote in presidential election with eight contenders
2 hours ago
-
Edwards hits 43 to spark T-Wolves over Denver in NBA playoffs
2 hours ago -
Five assists and goal for Messi, hat-trick for Suarez as Miami hit six
2 hours ago -
'Radicalised' 16-year-old shot dead by police in Australia
2 hours ago -
Undisputed champion 'Canelo' Alvarez hands Munguia first defeat
2 hours ago -
Floods in southern Brazil kill 57, force 70,000 from homes
2 hours ago -
Lyles, Jacobs help USA, Italy qualify for Paris Olympic relays
2 hours ago