80 Year Old Guilty Of Masterminding Acid Attack

[ChillDoubt]

..on his (then) teenage girlfriend.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-30448641

Kerrist, he's hardly Hugh Heffner! What was she thinking?

[Daffy6543]

She came from a very troubled background and was vulnerable.

[jourdain2]

The report makes it clear that he was dominating and controlling her.

[Daffy6543]

This might give you some insight:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2871497/Pictured-Muslim-pensioner-80-arranged-acid-thrown-20-year-old-Islamic-convert-ex-girlfriend-s-face-guilty-revenge-attack-split.html

She was just 14 when she met him.

[ummmm]

Father figure...

(or granddad figure)

[askyourgran]

She must have been extremely troubled to even think of consorting with an 80 year old ginger Muslim man.

[tonyav]

Been in the news in my neck of the woods for a few weeks now.
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/12/12/three-found-guilty-of-tividale-acid-attack/

[Daffy6543]

///She must have been extremely troubled to even think of consorting with an 80 year old ginger Muslim man.///

I'm detecting a rather unsavoury hint of victim blaming here. She was a vulnerable 14 year old who was coerced by a much older man into having a 'relationship' and converting to Islam. She got out of the relationship as soon as she felt able and strong enough.

[hc4361]

This is such a tragic story, I hope Vikki Horsman has the support she needs to get her life on track and put this all behind her.

There are many young people just like her, sadly.

[anotheoldgit]

One would also have to ask, how did he manage to get Steven Holmes and Shannon Heaps to carry out his dirty work for him?

[sandyRoe]

Good question, AOG. He's an unlikely Svengali

[ivor4781]

Islam is all about being good to others,its against Allah to do harm to anyone. yeah right...........................