Goodness--I saw this girl interviewed..

[minnie56]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/16/washington.acid.attack/index.html?hpt=T1

I felt awful for her....and now....I am gobsmacked

 

[okeydokey]

You have to wonder what kind of mental anguish causes someone to harm themselves this way. The pain must have been unbelievable. Is this quest for fame that the media dangles out to people?

 

[Robinrs]

I just read this and came here to see if it had been reported (since the DIS IS CNN!!)

Title didn't tell me but I'm glad I found it.

What a stupid girl, she actually started copycat crimes and now admits she did this to herself??? What the???

Police: Washington state woman made up acid attack storyBy the CNN Wire Staff
September 16, 2010 8:40 p.m. EDT

Police in Vancouver, Washington, say Bethany Storro has admitted her injuries were self-inflicted.STORY HIGHLIGHTS
A Washington state woman made up her claim of an attacker throwing acid, police say
Bethany Storro, who was hospitalized, and now may face charges
Police conducted search of her residence
Read more about this story at CNN affiliate KATU.

(CNN) -- A 28-year-old woman who said an unknown assailant threw a cup of caustic liquid in her face has admitted her injuries were self-inflicted, Vancouver, Washington, police said Thursday.

Bethany Storro was being interviewed by detectives, and whether she will be charged will be up to prosecutors, police said.

"She is extremely upset," said police Commander Marla Schuman. "She is very remorseful. In many ways it got bigger than she expected."

Police would not speculate on Storro's motives, only saying the August 30 incident did not occur as she described and that there were discrepancies in her account, including wearing sunglasses in the evening.

They also had questions about the liquid's splash patterns on Storro's face.

Officers acquired a search warrant and conducted a search Thursday morning. They removed several undisclosed items, but said they did not find a substance that might have caused her injuries.



Vancouver (Washington)
Vancouver had searched for an assailant, described as an African-American woman with an athletic build and slicked-back hair pulled into a pony tail.

Storro was released from an Oregon hospital on September 5 after undergoing surgery for her injuries after the alleged attack.

Police spent hundreds of hours on the case and the community came together to offer donations for Storro's treatment.

"It has had an impact on our community," said Police Chief Clifford Cook. "It has brought negative attention on our community that is undeserved."

Storro's family was also being interviewed, police said. They described her as being in a fragile mental state.

Storro credited a new pair of sunglasses -- which she said she bought just 20 minutes before the attack -- with saving her eyesight.

"God is watching over me," Storro, of Vancouver, told CNN affiliate KATU in Portland, Oregon, at the time. "I believe in him. That his hands are on me and I can't live the rest of my life like that -- in fear. I can't let what she did to me wreck my life."

Storro told KATU that she had stopped at a Vancouver Starbucks about 7:15 p.m., just after she had gone back to buy a pair of sunglasses that she had seen earlier. The woman walked up to her and said, "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?"

When Storro declined, the woman threw the contents of the cup in her face and ran off, Storro claimed at the time.

 

[minnie56]

Yes, I agree..this young lady must be very disturbed.

 

[Hannathy]

Yes this woman has many problems BUT also contributing to this story is the LOUSY journalism in this country. The total lack of professionalism running rampant. the take a story sensationalize it and splash it all over the news and TV before they have done any checking on the story, no investigation, no fact checking, they don't even stop and see if it passes the smell test.

This story sounded and felt suspicious from the first time I heard it! I mean I heard nothing about any witnesses coming forward.

 

[minnie56]

Absolutely..in thinking back...it did seem strange that there was no one around who saw this happen?? Still does? Even if at her own doing...

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

Yes this woman has many problems BUT also contributing to this story is the LOUSY journalism in this country. The total lack of professionalism running rampant. the take a story sensationalize it and splash it all over the news and TV before they have done any checking on the story, no investigation, no fact checking, they don't even stop and see if it passes the smell test.

This story sounded and felt suspicious from the first time I heard it! I mean I heard nothing about any witnesses coming forward.

It's all in the race to get the scoop. With the internet and 100 channels of news on tv, it's become more important to report first than to report accurately. It's so competitive, in order to survive in journalism, you have to assume everything is as it seems and get the story out.

 

[emer95]

I heard this and I was stunned. I saw her supportive parents at her side... can you imagine how they're feeling right now? How do you possibly explain something like this? Such a serious cry for help, but with twisted manipulation.
What a sad story. I'd like to think I'm pretty good at sensing when something is "off," but I honestly didn't see this one coming.