Nafiah Fatima.Photo: GoFundMe
A 21-year-old woman is hoping to get justice after police say she was attacked on the driveway of her New York home.
Ina press release from the Nassau County Police Department, officials confirmed that the assault happened around 8:15 p.m. outside of the victim’s Arlington Avenue residence in Elmont.
On the GoFundMe page, Anjum stated that they later discovered the substance was “a dark brown acid known to cause blindness and severe burning.”
Anjum claimed that the attacker knew how dangerous it was because he was wearing gloves at the time and noted that Fatima, who is a student at Hofstra University, nearly died after the terrifying encounter.
“Had the acid gotten into Nafiah’s lungs she would have died. When Nafiah screamed it caused the acid to go into her mouth, burning her tongue and throat, which prevented her from breathing,” Anjum explained. “When Nafiah ran into her house and her parents saw her, they immediately tried to help her, but in the process, the acid burned their hands and forearms as well.”
“If her parents were not home to help her and call 911 right away she would not have made it,” Anjum added on the fundraiser.
Her injuries included “severe burning” to her face, eyes, chest and arms, according to the GoFundMe.
“Nafiah was wearing contact lenses that night and the acid melted the contact lenses onto her eyes,” Anjum added on the page. “We don’t know if Nafiah will ever regain vision again.”
At this time, it does not appear that police have identified the suspect behind the assault or a reason for the attack.
In their press release, the man was described as approximately 6'2" with a skinny build. He was also wearing a black colored sweatshirt with a hood and gloves the night of the attack.
A spokesperson for the Nassau Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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On Saturday, Anjum launched the GoFundMe page and has been asking for donations to help Fatima and her family with the growing expenses from the incident.
So far, the page has raised more than $123,000.
Those interested in donating to Fatima’s GoFundMe page can do sohere.
Anyone with information on the attack is asked to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.
source: people.com
