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Model whose face was melted in acid attack on 21st birthday shares picture of incredible recovery one year on

metro.co.uk
Jun 24, 2018 1:38 PM
A model who was attacked with acid on her 21st birthday has shared a picture of her incredible recovery a year on from the horrific attack.
Resham Khan was with her cousin Jameel Mukhtar in a car stopped at a traffic light in Beckton, east London, when John Tomlin threw acid at them through an open window.
They were left scarred for life, with Miss Khan being placed into an induced coma due to the severity of her injuries.
Resham Khan 23/6/2018 Credit: twitter/reshkhan_
One year on from the horrific attack, Resham Khan has shared a picture of herself celebrating her birthday in Marmaris, Turkey, with friends 
She later said: ‘This was the day when my face was taken away from me.’
One year on from the horrific attack, the 22-year-old shared a picture of herself celebrating her birthday in Marmaris, Turkey, with friends.
Miss Khan posted videos of herself from inside a club, with a scrolling message that said: ‘Live your best life. Resham is 22!’
Resham Khan acid victim A man accused of throwing acid over an aspiring model on her 21st birthday has appeared in court. John Tomlin, 25, hurled the corrosive fluid at Resham Khan and cousin Jameel Muhktar, 37, as they sat in their car. Student Miss Khan, suffered severe facial burns following the incident on Tollgate Road, Beckton, on June 21. Mr Muhktar was also badly burned and both women were treated in hospital. SEE STORY CENTRAL NEWS
Resham was with her cousin Jameel Mukhtar in a car stopped at a traffic light in Beckton, east London, when John Tomlin threw acid at them through an open window 
She then later shared a birthday snap with the caption: ‘I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 22 #birthdaygirl.’
The brave girl also revealed that her friends managed to convince restaurant staff to play Taylor Swift’s song 22.
Tomlin, 25, was sentenced to 16 years in prison at Snaresbrook Crown Court in April.
Caption: One of two acid attack victims Resham Khan outside Snaresbrook Crown Court. The second victim Jameel Muhktar has called for tougher sentences and has said that his attacker John Tomlin, who was jailed for 16 years, deserved the death penalty. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday April 20, 2018. Khan and Muhktar suffered horrific injuries to their faces and bodies in the unprovoked attack on Ms Khan's 21st birthday in Beckton, east London. See PA story COURTS Car. Photo credit should read: Rachael Burnett/PA Wire Photographer: Rachael Burnett Provider: PA Source: PA Taken on: 19/04/2018 Date loaded: 20/04/2018 at 14:01
In a victim statement read to the court, Miss Khan said: ‘My 21st birthday turned into a day where my face was taken away from me 
In a victim statement read to the court, Miss Khan said: ‘My 21st birthday turned into a day where my face was taken away from me.
‘I have been looking at myself in the mirror it upsets me, it brings back the incident on the day, it doesn’t look like me.
‘No matter what his sentence may be, these injuries will affect me for the rest of my life.’

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