A Sydney girl was livestreaming on TikTok when she had acid thrown in her face on a CBD avenue late final evening.
Jenny Elhassan, 32, was standing on Dixon Avenue in Haymarket about 11.20pm when three masked males bought out of a black Mazda SUV and threw acid in her face.
She was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital to be handled for facial accidents.
"I believed I misplaced my eyesight when it first occurred," she stated on TikTok from her hospital mattress.
"I used to be screaming as a result of I could not see.
"God saved me. I had my glasses on. Think about I did not have my glasses on."
Detective Appearing Inspector Sean West stated police are investigating whether or not the motive was private or over a relationship.
"The exact motive of the assault is underneath investigation," he stated.
"That is fully unacceptable."
Against the law scene was established and officers are investigating the incident.
Inspector West described it as a "heinous" assault.
Police consider the assault was focused.
"We're conscious of a video that is being circulated, and that is certainly one of many strains of inquiry," Det Act Insp West stated.
"We're conscious and are within the means of getting our fingers on that."
Ms Elhassan has been discharged from hospital.
NSW Ambulance Inspector Andrew Bibby stated chemical burns to the face will be life-threatening.
"When paramedics arrived, this affected person was very distressed and gave the impression to be struggling to breathe. Her face was fairly swollen because of the chemical substance which was additionally impacting her imaginative and prescient," he stated.
"A chemical burn to any a part of the physique is extraordinarily regarding, not to mention to an individual's face. Of all of the accidents paramedics attend, burns will be probably the most painful and tough to handle."
"A facial burn may have life-changing penalties equivalent to blindness and horrendous scarring."
The substance has not but been recognized.