Another Woman Burned in Horrific Acid Attack

[Janice]

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Another Woman Burned in Horrific Acid Attack

(Sept. 4) -- An Arizona woman suffered second-degree burns on her face and chest after she was attacked with acid outside her home, the second such high-profile assault in a matter of days.

Police say that the latest attacker, a woman, was hiding in a carport behind Derri Velarde's parking space in Mesa, Ariz. When Velarde, 41, arrived and got out of her car, the attacker threw concentrated acid in her face, and then fled.

"I don't know what could go through a person's head to do something like that," Velarde's son, David Dias, told a local CBS affiliate. "I mean if it was jealousy or trying to hurt someone's appearance like that, it's disgusting and wrong and there's a special place in hell for people like that."

Police are looking for a suspect described as a Hispanic woman between the ages of 30 and 40, according toMy Fox Phoenix.

The attack was probably not an assault on a random victim.

"This type of crime is usually personal in nature; it's usually someone who's got an issue with the victim," Detective Mike Melendez told the local CBS affiliate.

On Monday, a Vancouver woman was attacked with an acid-like liquid as she stopped for coffee.

Bethany Storro, 28, had recently moved to Vancouver from Idahoto live with her parents. Storro's attacker -- descibed as an unknown black woman with slicked back hair in a pony-tail -- pounced when she was getting something out for the passenger side of her car.

The attacker said "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?' and threw a corrosive liquid in her face, The Oregonian reported.

Storro collapsed to the ground, screaming. Her parents rushed to her bedside.

Storro's face is badly swollen and she may need skin grafts to repair the damage.

"It's a very unusual incident, but we do occasionally have these odd kind of assaults,'' said Kim Kapp, spokeswoman for the Vancouver Police Department.

For now, both Storro and Velarde must suffer through their injuries and deal with the scars, mental and physical.

"At first she was happy to see us. Then you could see she broke down," Dias told the CBS affiliate about Velarde. "It's tough to see your mom like that."

[ZeldaGilroy]

I just don't understand how someone could do something so horrible! It makes me think the second attacker heard about the first attack and did the same. Sickening! I am saying many, many prayers for these women and their families.

[catlover79]

I agree with Billie - it sounds like a copycat. But man - I feel so horrible for these poor women. I can't even find the words to express it!!!

[dakert]

Janice didnt you just have a (now locked) thread about not starting threads with disgusting titles

Friendly David

[Family Ties Forever!]

Awful. Both women that had acid thrown at them are suffering because of the actions of two horrible people. Sickening.

[kev411]

I sure hope this sicko is caught!