VIDEO: London man who threw acid at Muslim model jailed for 16 years

A British man who threw acid in a horrific attack at an aspiring Pakistani Muslim model while she was driving in London, ultimately deforming her whole face.

The attacker, identified as 25-year-old John Tomlin was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Friday after a court ruling.

The incident took place when the victim, Resham Khan, was celebrating her 21st birthday. Resham is also a student at Manchester University.

To make matters worse, Tomlin also injured Khan’s uncle in the process who was with her in the car. Her 37-year-old relative, Jameel Mukhtar, suffered from permanent head and neck deformations. He also lost complete hearing in one of his ears.

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Footage obtained from surveillance cameras showed Tomlin carrying out the attack that scarred the two for life. Local British media have referred to the acid-attack as a “hate crime” against Muslims.

However, nearly a month after his crime, Tomlin handed himself to the police pleading he was “mentally challenged” and had formerly been “diagnosed as emotionally unstable and suffers from a personality disorder.”

It was learned that Tomlin’s health situation took a turn for the worse after he became addicted to taking drugs.