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| Isle of Wight woman jailed for caustic soda attack in Sandown | |
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| A jealous wife has been jailed for nine years for throwing caustic soda over a waitress at her husband's restaurant. | A jealous wife has been jailed for nine years for throwing caustic soda over a waitress at her husband's restaurant. |
| Sau Lin-Hin, 48, of Mulberry Way, Ryde, had pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm after she threw the corrosive liquid at Zhijian Zhang, 22. | Sau Lin-Hin, 48, of Mulberry Way, Ryde, had pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm after she threw the corrosive liquid at Zhijian Zhang, 22. |
| Ms Zhang, also known as Jackie, suffered severe burns to the right side of her face and upper torso. | Ms Zhang, also known as Jackie, suffered severe burns to the right side of her face and upper torso. |
| Prosecutor Dale Sheehan said Lin-Hin wanted to make her victim "less attractive". | Prosecutor Dale Sheehan said Lin-Hin wanted to make her victim "less attractive". |
| He said Lin-Hin had mixed the caustic soda, also known as sodium hydroxide, with water. | He said Lin-Hin had mixed the caustic soda, also known as sodium hydroxide, with water. |
| He said: "The level of concentration was viscous, sticking to the skin or any surface in which it came into contact. It was extremely corrosive." | He said: "The level of concentration was viscous, sticking to the skin or any surface in which it came into contact. It was extremely corrosive." |
| Victim 'devastated' | Victim 'devastated' |
| The attack happened in the High Street in Sandown, Isle of Wight, on 4 June. | The attack happened in the High Street in Sandown, Isle of Wight, on 4 June. |
| Ms Zhang suffered extensive injuries to her face, arm, shoulder and chest and has been scarred for life. | Ms Zhang suffered extensive injuries to her face, arm, shoulder and chest and has been scarred for life. |
| Speaking about her victim personal statement, Mr Sheehan said: "She said that she had been disfigured even on parts of her body not directly affected by burns because surgeons used other parts of her body for skin grafts. | Speaking about her victim personal statement, Mr Sheehan said: "She said that she had been disfigured even on parts of her body not directly affected by burns because surgeons used other parts of her body for skin grafts. |
| "She is devastated as she cannot be exposed to sunshine without wearing lots of sunscreen, has to wear lots of bandages and cannot have a wash without the help of her sister. | "She is devastated as she cannot be exposed to sunshine without wearing lots of sunscreen, has to wear lots of bandages and cannot have a wash without the help of her sister. |
| "She has lost her job, is currently a dependant of her family and is very worried that she might not be able to work again or find love because of her scars." | "She has lost her job, is currently a dependant of her family and is very worried that she might not be able to work again or find love because of her scars." |