A woman who was left scarred for life by an acid attack orchestrated by her ex partner has told of her ordeal and her battled to rebuild her life. Vikki Horsman, 21, suffered horrific burns after jealous Mohammed Rafiq, 80, paid two thugs to throw sulphuric acid in her face, four months after she broke up with him. The care assistant from Smethwick, West Midlands, says: “The attack has completely changed my life. 'I’m scarred for life and the mental scars may never go.'
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THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
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FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
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SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .