https://theworldwatch.com/tags/acid-attack/ Thu 12 Nov 2026 14:18:16 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1621425/acid-attack-survivor/
Andreas Christopheros opened his front door and a stranger threw a beaker of sulphuric acid in his face. The acid was so strong his shirt dissolved off his body and it burned through the floor of his hallway. His wife burned her own feet trying to drag him to the shower. The man had driven 300 miles for revenge and knocked on the wrong door. Andreas lost an eye and his eyelids. He would later say he'd rather have been shot. December 2014, a quiet street in Cornwall. Andreas was working from home, building a new business. A normal day before Christmas. From his office window he noticed a red van. A few minutes later, someone knocked. In the video below he tells it himself. He opened the door like anyone would. In one motion the man said "this is for you, mate" and the acid hit him. He didn't even have time to blink. His wife ran downstairs and found him screaming. Police later caught the attacker. He had gone to the wrong address. Andreas was never the target. He went through endless skin grafts. He wore a pressure mask on his face every day. His business folded. His son was 2. He says he refuses to be defined by it. ]]> Thu 05 Nov 2026 22:21:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1621425/acid-attack-survivor/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619587/opens-up-about-cruel-comments-after-ntas-red-carpet-appearance/
Katie Piper has exposed the hideous comments she got from women commenting on her appearance at the National Television Awards. The Loose Women star, 42, was blinded in one eye and suffered facial burns after ex-boyfriend Daniel Lynch and accomplice Stefan Sylvestre attacked her with acid in 2008. Since then she has inspired countless people to never give up, has become hugely successful in her own right, carved out an enormously successful television career and on Tuesday night joined her Loose Women colleagues at the star-studded bash where they were nominated for Best Daytime. Piper looked sensational in a glitzy black dress and, quite rightly, she felt ‘really nice’ on the night, she revealed in a crushing Instagram video today. Sharing her horror after dropping her children off to school, Piper sat in the car and revealed the vile messages she received following a night which should have been nothing but a celebration. Partway through the video, she told fans ‘I know I’m not the prettiest’ and was instantly bombarded with supportive messages from hundreds of followers telling her otherwise. ]]> Thu 10 Sep 2026 20:33:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619587/opens-up-about-cruel-comments-after-ntas-red-carpet-appearance/