A 34-year-old Triumph, East Coast Demerara guard was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) early yesterday morning after her former boyfriend doused her with acid.
According to relatives, the woman, Alana Yaw, was on her way home from work at approximately 9:15 am yesterday when the incident occurred.
Yaw’s relatives said they were told by eyewitnesses that Yaw was walking along Hendricks Street, Triumph when the 46-year-old man emerged from his hiding place between two food shops, grabbed Yaw by the hand and threw the acid over her head.
Yaw suffered severe burns to her face, back, chest and breasts, relatives said. The woman has since been admitted to the GPH Burn Care Unit and is in stable condition.
The matter was reported to the police. However, according to a police press release last evening, the suspect has not yet been arrested.
