PUBLISHED : 29 Aug 2023 at 05:56
BURI RAM: An 18-year-old girl was critically injured after being attacked with acid by two unknown assailants over an alleged love affair.
Natthikarn “Aum” Khairum, a student at a school in Nang Rong district, was splashed with acid while having a meal with her aunt and grandmother at a local restaurant.
Her aunt, Wiwat Chaketram, and her grandmother, Ta Bawornram, were also injured in the attack. They sustained skin burns, though their injuries were not as severe as Ms Natthikarn’s.
Ms Wiwat said she noticed the attackers emerge from a car without licence plates that was parked outside the restaurant. The two men walked from the car towards Ms Natthikarn and poured two jars of acid over her.
Her…
