
Katie Piper had everything going for her -- a blossoming career, a wonderful life and a beautiful face. But that all changed after a horrific acid attack in March 2008 destroyed everything as she knew it.
The young model and television presenter, who was 24 years old at the time, was leaving her apartment in a London suburb when she was attacked by a stranger waiting for her with a cup of sulfuric acid.
power leveling aionStefan Sylvestre threw the cup of corrosive liquid on Piper, burning the skin on her face, neck, chest and hands. She was also left blinded in one eye.
Sylvestre was asked by Piper's former boyfriend, Danny Lynch, to throw the acid on her face because she ended their short relationship.
wow levelingTo make matters worse, two days before the attack, Piper was raped by Lynch in a London hotel room after ending the partnership.
"It wasn't a random attack and there was a motive if you like," Piper told CNN's Becky Anderson on Connect the World.