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Dad whose face was destroyed by Horror Acid Attack Calls For Tougher Sentences As Thug Responsible Set To Be Released After Just Eight Years

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7 years ago

August 3, 2017

A dad whose face was almost completely destroyed in an acid attack when a thug knocked at the wrong door has called for tougher sentences as his assailant faces release after eight years.

Innocent Andreas Christopheros, 32, who was doused with sulphuric acid in December 2014, has joined a growing chorus demanding longer prison terms and a crackdown on the sale of corrosive substances.

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He said he believes acid throwers should receive life sentences after it emerged the man who caused 90 per cent of his face to be reconstructed could be freed after eight years in jail.