In December 2014, 49-year-old David Phillips knocked on the door of Andreas Christopheros' home, and callously threw a beaker of sulphuric acid at Andreas.
In December 2014, 49-year-old David Phillips knocked on the door of Andreas Christopheros' home, and callously threw a beaker of sulphuric acid at Andreas.
As the acid seared into Christopheros' face, Phillips coldly remarked, "This is for you, mate."
The severity of the attack was so grave that doctors informed Christopheros' family that his survival through the night was uncertain.
For weeks, he was under constant medical surveillance due to the high risk of infection.
Christopheros described the horrific incident, saying, "My T-shirt disintegrated from top to bottom — it just rolled away into nothing. The pain was inexplicable.”
To save his life and begin the arduous process of recovery, doctors have had to reconstruct ninety percent of Christopheros' face, using skin from various parts of his body, including his scalp and neck.
The scarring from the attack has been so severe that Christopheros has lost his eyelids multiple times, making sleep a constant battle due to the contracting of the scar tissue.
The attack was a tragic case of mistaken identity; Phillips mistakenly believed that Christopheros had been responsible for a sexual assault on a family member.
Phillips arrived at the wrong house and attacked Christopheros by mistake
Phillips pleaded guilty to the crime and was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of eight years.
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