Stephanie, just like any other girl, never thought that her Friday fun would lead her to the hospital's ER just because some nutcase on a rampage had planned out a burning scheme at the Sarba area; a place known for well-controlled security. However, it is well worth noting that the account as narrated by Stephanie to Annahar daily, is not the first in terms of mode or place of execution.
Just as Stephanie and a male friend of hers were setting out to take the highway towards Beirut at the Sarba roundabout, they were caught by surprise as a male, standing on the sidewalk, threw an unknown liquid as they passed by. Just as the fluid substance sloshed down their faces and attire, the couple felt an overwhelming burning sensation.
"I remember the liquid hitting my face, making me lose control over my car and scream in pain as though it was a ball of fire," Stephanie described the incident. Her friend who had seen her losing control over the steering wheel, rushed, in spite of the agony, to control the vehicle and park it on the side of the road to pursue the assailant.
Fortune played its part in actually reducing the damage that sprung from the acid, as the couple hurried to a near-by gas station to wash both their faces.
"We went to the hospital afterwards, where the medical body attempted to reduce the acid-burn-wounds," Stephanie added.
The victim could not enjoy some shut-eye before heading to the gendarmerie and filing a complaint against an unknown assailant with the sole information that he was black, as per her friend's description. She then headed to the crime scene and asked a few questions to shop-owners, where it turned out that the incident is not the first of its kind, but the third in a two-month period with a man and his spouse suffering the same fate, yet, without filing any complaint at the gendarmerie. A few even noted that the perpetrator is well known to be unbalanced.
Stephanie placed her story in the hands of figureheads and security officials who could face the same attack at the same place should this madness remain unchecked.
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