Man dressed as Santa throws acid on woman, child
December 28, 2015 23:28
A man dressed up as Santa allegedly threw acid on a 47-year-old woman and her minor son, seriously injuring the both of them on Christmas Eve in Kannur, Kerala.
The man, identified as James Antony, was arrested today, police said, adding that he was upset that the woman, a divorcee, was not responding to his romantic overtures.
The woman, who is on ventilator support, has lost her eyesight while her seven-year-old son, too, is in the Intensive Care Unit.
Along with her father, the woman and her son were headed to a nearby church on December 24 when Antony attacked them, police said.
The man, identified as James Antony, was arrested today, police said, adding that he was upset that the woman, a divorcee, was not responding to his romantic overtures.
The woman, who is on ventilator support, has lost her eyesight while her seven-year-old son, too, is in the Intensive Care Unit.
Along with her father, the woman and her son were headed to a nearby church on December 24 when Antony attacked them, police said.
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