Photos of acid attack victim in hospital released
VANCOUVER, Wash. – A bizarre attack sent a Vancouver woman to the hospital on Monday, and police said they believe her attacker threw some kind of acid in her face.
Bethany Storro had no idea who the woman was who attacked her and no idea why someone picked her for an attack. On Wednesday, three photos of Storro were released following surgery and an overnight stint in the hospital. | See the photos
Storro, 28, doesn’t usually wear sunglasses but she bought a pair about an hour before the attack. Those glasses may have saved her eyesight.
She had stopped to get a coffee at a Starbucks near Esther Short Park at 8th and Columbia and was getting something out of her car when a woman came up and asked her if she wanted a drink.
Nancy Neuwelt is the mother of the injured woman, Bethany Storro.
Neuwelt tells The Oregonian her daughter had purchased a pair of sunglasses shortly before the Monday evening attack and that decision may have saved her eyesight. Still, her family says her face will take months to heal.
Neuwelt says her daughter was getting something out of her car in downtown Vancouver when a young woman walked up, said "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?" and tossed a cup of liquid in Storro's face.
Vancouver police spokeswoman Kim Kapp says doctors are trying to determine what kind of material caused Storro's facial burns. Police are also testing the liquid to see what it is.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
