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A man has been found guilty of ordering an acid attack on a TV presenter he contacted on Facebook and then dated. | A man has been found guilty of ordering an acid attack on a TV presenter he contacted on Facebook and then dated. |
Danny Lynch, 32, from Shepherd's Bush, west London, arranged for sulphuric acid to be thrown in the face of his victim, leaving her badly disfigured. | Danny Lynch, 32, from Shepherd's Bush, west London, arranged for sulphuric acid to be thrown in the face of his victim, leaving her badly disfigured. |
Stefan Sylvestre, 20, admitted carrying out the attack, which left the woman needing a dozen operations. | Stefan Sylvestre, 20, admitted carrying out the attack, which left the woman needing a dozen operations. |
Wood Green Crown Court heard how the woman, 24, ended the relationship with Lynch after he threatened to hang her. | Wood Green Crown Court heard how the woman, 24, ended the relationship with Lynch after he threatened to hang her. |
He was convicted last month of grievous bodily harm (GBH), but has yet to be sentenced for legal reasons. | He was convicted last month of grievous bodily harm (GBH), but has yet to be sentenced for legal reasons. |
Lynch was also accused of raping the woman, but jurors failed to reach a verdict on that charge. | Lynch was also accused of raping the woman, but jurors failed to reach a verdict on that charge. |
At first I thought it was coffee, but then it started to burn so hard Lynch's victim | At first I thought it was coffee, but then it started to burn so hard Lynch's victim |
The acid attack happened on 31 March, three days after Lynch had assaulted his victim in a London hotel room and made the hanging threat. | The acid attack happened on 31 March, three days after Lynch had assaulted his victim in a London hotel room and made the hanging threat. |
Details of the acid attack and subsequent trial could only be reported after an unrelated trial at Kingston Crown Court was complete. | Details of the acid attack and subsequent trial could only be reported after an unrelated trial at Kingston Crown Court was complete. |
During the trial at Wood Green Crown Court, Lynch was described as an obsessed fan of the victim's shows who went on to contact her through the social-networking site Facebook. | During the trial at Wood Green Crown Court, Lynch was described as an obsessed fan of the victim's shows who went on to contact her through the social-networking site Facebook. |
In video evidence, the victim - who cannot be named - told the court that she was initially flattered by the attention Lynch gave her. | In video evidence, the victim - who cannot be named - told the court that she was initially flattered by the attention Lynch gave her. |
'Pain unreal' | 'Pain unreal' |
But during their brief relationship, the woman became aware of his controlling, jealous behaviour and violent mood swings, jurors heard. | But during their brief relationship, the woman became aware of his controlling, jealous behaviour and violent mood swings, jurors heard. |
In the days after the hotel room attack, Lynch bombarded the woman with telephone calls and messages, warning her of dire consequences if she told anyone about the assault. | In the days after the hotel room attack, Lynch bombarded the woman with telephone calls and messages, warning her of dire consequences if she told anyone about the assault. |
In her evidence, the victim described the pain of the acid attack as like "burning alive". | In her evidence, the victim described the pain of the acid attack as like "burning alive". |
"I was so shocked," she said. | "I was so shocked," she said. |
"At first I thought it was coffee, but then it started to burn so hard. | "At first I thought it was coffee, but then it started to burn so hard. |
"It was like someone had pushed my head on a grill. The pain was so unreal." | "It was like someone had pushed my head on a grill. The pain was so unreal." |
At a separate hearing, Sylvestre, of Australia Road, Shepherd's Bush, pleaded guilty to GBH over the acid attack. | At a separate hearing, Sylvestre, of Australia Road, Shepherd's Bush, pleaded guilty to GBH over the acid attack. |
Lynch, of Becklow Gardens, pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm at a previous hearing over the attack in the hotel room. | Lynch, of Becklow Gardens, pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm at a previous hearing over the attack in the hotel room. |