From The Daily Mail (London)
- Mary Konye, 21, allegedly disguised herself in Islamic veil before attack
- Naomi Oni, 21, suffered burns on her face and chest on December 30 2012
- Defence claim that Miss Oni had plotted attack for ‘fame and fortune’
- Miss Oni denied she’s ‘obsessed’ with fellow acid attack victim Katy Piper
- Court told victim made more than £3,000 from TV and newspapers
A Victoria’s Secret lingerie store worker was today forced to deny throwing acid in her own face to gain fame and fortune.
Naomi Oni, 21, was accused of setting up the attack and asking friend Mary Konye, also 21, to ‘play the stalker’ and throw the corrosive liquid over her.
Miss Oni vehemently denied the claims made by Konye’s QC, on the third day of a trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
The prosecution claim Konye donned a full niqab before following Oni as she made her way home from Westfield Stratford City in east London where she worked.
The victim was left disfigured for life after Konye allegedly doused her with sulphuric acid near her home in Dagenham, Essex.
But the defence it was part of an elaborate plan to become rich and famous.
Today Miss Oni insisted she was not ‘obsessed’ with plastic surgery or the story of fellow acid attack victim Katy Piper, despite an internet search history on her laptop suggesting otherwise.
