One of the victims of an acid attack in Zanzibar has vowed to return to the
country, as police continue to probe the attack and investigate a hard-line
Islamic group.
Kirstie Trup, who suffered burns to her left arm, shoulder and back after she and her friend Katie Gee were attacked with what is thought to have been sulphuric acid, said she is frustrated that her attackers have still not been found.
The 18-year-old said despite giving detailed descriptions of them to police no one had been caught, but she was determined to return to the country and resume the voluntary work the pair had been doing there.
She told the Sunday Times: “This experience, as horrible as it has been, has not deterred me from wanting to do more voluntary work in Zanzibar. In fact, I would even like to return to do more work there next year.”
Miss Trup, from north London, had been in Zanzibar with her friend Miss Gee, also 18, for a month doing volunteering for charity Art Tanzania when two men on a moped threw acid over them in Stone Town, Zanzibar. Miss Gee is understood to still be in hospital recovering from her injuries.
Miss Trup ran straight into the sea to try and wash off the acid while her friend ran into a nearby café to ask for help.
The 18-year-old said despite giving detailed descriptions of them to police no one had been caught, but she was determined to return to the country and resume the voluntary work the pair had been doing there.
She told the Sunday Times: “This experience, as horrible as it has been, has not deterred me from wanting to do more voluntary work in Zanzibar. In fact, I would even like to return to do more work there next year.”
Miss Trup, from north London, had been in Zanzibar with her friend Miss Gee, also 18, for a month doing volunteering for charity Art Tanzania when two men on a moped threw acid over them in Stone Town, Zanzibar. Miss Gee is understood to still be in hospital recovering from her injuries.
Miss Trup ran straight into the sea to try and wash off the acid while her friend ran into a nearby café to ask for help.
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