A Kenyan woman identified as Benita, who survived an acid attack, has opened up about the horrifying incident she experienced after rejecting a man who wanted her to become his girlfriend. Get the latest updates on our WhatsApp channel.
Benita was just 16 years old when the attack happened. Speaking during a conversation with the BBC, she recalled how the man lured her away from the main road before attacking her with a corrosive substance.
According to Benita, the man had repeatedly pressured her to accept his advances, but she turned him down because she was not ready for a relationship.
She said:
“I got attacked when i was 16years old the guy started forcing me to accept him to officially be his girlfriend and then i said no i am not set for that ….. so that day he told me he had a surprise for me we left the main road and he told me there is a shortcut … on our way with this shortcut he stopped in the middle and he said okay it might be the end of your life depending on the answer you are going to give me
“i said oh this is what you wanted. I said no i heard something like splash of something from the head there (Her back head) so he just splashed it like that. the hot thing in it was like a chocking smell so when i turned like this (Face-to-face) he timed me so it’s entered my face plus inside the eye oh wow when it reached there, i could not think of anything”
The attack left Benita with serious injuries, including damage to her face and eye.
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