Police say Wash. acid attack self-inflicted

[marmar]

VANCOUVER, Wash. – A woman who gained sympathy worldwide after she claimed a random assailant threw acid on her face came forward Thursday with startling admission: She inflicted the attack on herself.

Vancouver police chief Clifford Cook said Bethany Storro admitted under police questioning to fabricating a story about the attack, in which she suffered severe burns.

Cook said he did not know a motive for Storro's actions, but added she is "very remorseful." He said Storro was still being interviewed by detectives.

The police chief said that "during the course of the investigation, several discrepancies began to emerge regarding the alleged attack," leading police to search her home earlier Thursday and interview her.

"During the interview, Ms. Storro admitted the injuries were self-inflicted," Cook said.

Police had been seeking a black woman with a ponytail after Storro described the Aug. 30 attack. She had said the woman asked her, "Hey, pretty girl, want something to drink?" then threw acid in her face. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_thrown_in_face

[Matariki]

1. What???

who in the world could do something like that? That is in NO WAY like the 'backward b' girl, who more or less drew on her face solely for political reasons. Someone who would throw acid in their own face? Clearly she's mentally ill. Terribly ill. Political maneuver as you are suggesting? No way.

[marmar]

2. I'm thinking more of the "blame it on a black person" angle

nt

[Pab Sungenis]

5. This kind of thing goes on all the time.

Susan Smith, Sam Asbell, and so on. Lots of mentally ill people out to exploit racist tendencies in all of us.

[Fleshdancer]

3. Is this some weird form of Munchausen syndrome??

did she splash herself and come up with the story just for attention?? I'm really trying to understand this, but wow...strange story.

I'm glad no one was arrested for this and I hope she has to pay back the city for all the resources wasted investigating this lie.

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