Acid attack victim Adele Bellis says her life "will never be the same" as ex-boyfriend is jailed for life

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A beautician scarred for life in an acid attack orchestrated by her controlling ex-boyfriend has said "my life will never be the same".

Adele Bellis, 23, lost an ear and was left partially bald following the sulphuric acid attack
at a bus stop in her home town of Lowestoft, Suffolk, on August 14 last year.

Anthony Riley, 26, her ex-partner of seven years, had waged a six-month campaign against her. Five months earlier she had been stabbed in the face by one of

A trial at Ipswich Crown Court heard that, fuelled by jealousy, Riley had become determined to control and disfigure Miss Bellis and recruited three men to help.
Riley, who appeared by video link from prison, was jailed for a minimum of 13 years of a life term for offences including conspiracy to apply a corrosive liquid at a sentencing hearing.
Judge John Devaux said Riley decided that, if Miss Bellis did not want him, he would make sure no other man would want her.

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shan jesust said…
hi i am from brazil and an ardent reader of your blog, even though i feel commenting is usually for kids, but am moved by this won, i want all men out there to know that only weaklins do such acts only fools and cowards would pour a woman acid or be jealous of her
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