Naomi Oni, Dagenham acid attack victim, 'wanted to die'
A woman has said she did not want to live when she saw herself for the first time after having acid thrown in her face near her home in east London.
Naomi Oni, 20, said she was attacked by a person wearing a veil covering their face after getting off a bus in Lodge Avenue, Dagenham, on 30 December.
She said: "I've never been so scared in my life. I just knew it was acid.
"The first time I looked I was shocked. I didn't want to live after I saw my face."
Miss Oni, who worked at the Victoria Secret lingerie store in Westfield, Stratford, is recovering after undergoing surgery for burns sustained in the attack.
'That person failed'
When she first saw herself in the mirror she said: "My head was 10 times the size, my face was black, my eyes were swollen and my eyes were cutting out.
"I thought I was going to go blind: I was terrified."