Unknown poured acid over the 27-year-old resident of Berlin, passing by on a Bicycle. It is reported by Die Welt.
The woman was attacked in Friedrichshain district on Monday night, 27 February, however, the circumstances of the incident became known later. The victim was walking along Unstressed when passing a cyclist splashed her in the face with toxic liquid and disappeared. The woman did not look at him.
The fire brigade arrived at the scene, has not yet established what kind of acid was used. Traces of hazardous substances were discovered on parked cars.
According to the police, is not the only case of an attack involving acid. Over the past three months, such attacks were five women. In January, a cyclist attacked a resident of the Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg. In December, there were three such incidents, including in the areas of Berlin and Weissensee. All the victims were forced to seek medical help.
It is known that in one of the cases, the attacker sprayed acid from a water pistol, and the other was used, the sulfuric acid drained from the car battery. The police are looking into whether those incidents.