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Teen doused with corrosive substance while asleep
Haniyfa Cordis in her hospital bed nursing facial burns.
Haniyfa Cordis, 15, was yesterday morning burnt with a corrosive substance, which was allegedly thrown on her by another teen whilst she was sleeping.
Reports reaching this newspaper state that the incident occurred at around 6:30 am at the teen’s 48 Barrack Street home in Kingston.
Retelling the ordeal was a close friend, Angela Lane, who said that the attack may have stemmed from Cordis accusing the suspect, known as “Nikita”, of stealing a pair of jeans.
The friend explained that she and Cordis went out the night before and returned home at around 4:30am and went to bed. The woman said that she and Cordis were sleeping when she felt something burning her skin. Soon after, she heard Cordis screaming that something was burning her.
Lane said that they did not know what had happened to Cordis because all she was saying was “It burning; it burning”.
The teen was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where she was admitted with second degree burns to her face and neck.
A neighbour in the yard said that she saw the suspect running from Cordis’ home yesterday morning, holding something in her hand.
The woman further explained that Cordis and the suspect had an altercation earlier in the day.
The neighbour said that the altercation stemmed from Cordis inquiring about her jeans that the teen might have stolen.
A fight ensued between the two and the suspect’s boyfriend had separated them.
She said that she thought that the matter was finished and never thought that the assailant would “disfigure” Haniyfa like that.
The injured teen’s eldest sister, Mariam Cordis, who was present at the hospital, said that up to last evening the police had not yet questioned her sister.
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