Naomi suffered burns to her face and chest in the attack near her home in Dagenham, East London, in December 2012. Mary attacked her because she had once called her ugly, her trial was told.
Ms Oni needed skin grafts and has suffered permanent scars to her leg, chest, stomach and arms and was almost blinded in one eye. She must wear a silicon face mask and faces further reconstructive surgery.
CCTV footage captured Konye, who was found guilty in January, secretly following the Victoria’s Secret shop assistant home from work while wearing a veil.
In the impact statement, read to the court by prosecutor Gareth Patterson, Ms Oni said she found it very difficult to live with her physical appearance and was now “paranoid and scared” about being outdoors alone.
Before the attack, Ms Oni said, she was a “confident” young woman. “All this changed that day I was struck with acid and my life was turned upside down.”
At times I felt suicidal and thought about ending it all.”
On being attacked by someone who had been a friend since secondary school, Ms Oni said: “It was bad enough believing it was a random attack. Knowing Mary planned this is beyond belief. I don’t trust people in the same way anymore.”
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