I m always in pain : Hofstra student still struggles since attack that left her blind in right eye
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Jun 03, 2021, 10:15pm EDT
The 21-year-old Hofstra student who was attacked outside her Elmont home describes how she is always in pain and has forgotten what normal feels like.
It s been 11 weeks since Nafiah Fatima was attacked at her Arlington Avenue home. Video captured the attacker running towards her and throwing something on her face before running away. Fatima s family believes it was acid.
Fatima suffered first and second-degree burns on her face and arms and is now blind in her right eye.
More than $519,000 has been raised to help a young woman in New York who survived an acid attack on the night of March 17.
According to Nassau County Police Department reports, 21-year-old Nafiah Ikram, also known as Nafiah Fatima, and her mother were getting out of their car in the Elmont district of Long Island, New York. The Pakistani American pre-med student at Hofstra University was walking on the driveway of her home when she was approached from behind by an unknown male.
The male suspect was carrying a white colored cup containing a dark colored substance â later identified as a yet-unknown form of acid â which he then threw at the victimâs face. The suspect then fled the scene in a 2015 red Nissan Altima. He is described as approximately 6â2â tall, skinny build, and wearing a black colored sweatshirt with a hood. Notably, the suspect was also wearing gloves.
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A Long Island college student says her life may never be the same after someone threw acid in her face in the middle of the night, while she was in her own driveway.
Police are still searching for the person responsible for the cruel attack that was captured on surveillance video on March 17. Nafiah Fatima can be seen walking across the front lawn of her Elmont home when the attacker rushes at her from behind and douses her with a cup of acid before sprinting off. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
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A Long Island college student says her life may never be the same after someone threw acid in her face in the middle of the night, while she was in her own driveway.
Police are still searching for the person responsible for the cruel attack that was captured on surveillance video on March 17. Nafiah Fatima can be seen walking across the front lawn of her Elmont home when the attacker rushes at her from behind and douses her with a cup of acid before sprinting off. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
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A Long Island college student said that her life may never be the same after someone threw acid in her face in the middle of the night, while she was in her own driveway.
Police are still searching for the person responsible for the cruel attack that was captured on surveillance video on March 17. Nafiah Fatima can be seen walking across the front lawn of her Elmont home when the attacker rushes at her from behind and douses her with a cup of acid before sprinting off. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.