100 Women: Acid attack survivor 'can't look at myself'

Name: 100 Women: Acid attack survivor 'can't look at myself'
Uploaded: 2014-10-29T11:34:06.000Z
Duration: 2 min 18 s
Description: The survivor of an acid attack has explained the physical and emotional pain of being targeted 10 days before her wedding.

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The survivor of an acid attack has explained the physical and emotional pain of being targeted 10 days before her wedding.

Sociology lecturer Huma Shahid described the "sheer brutality of the crime" as "so painful" and "so terrible" that she has not looked at herself since.

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29 October 2014