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Truro acid attack victim Andreas Christopheros in burns unit | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A man who had acid thrown in his face outside his home has been moved to a specialist burns unit. | |
Businessman Andreas Christopheros, 29, was being treated for "life-threatening facial injuries" at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. | |
Police are not saying where he has been moved to "for the victim's safety". | |
Mr Christopheros was critically injured in the attack on his doorstep at Carrine Road, Truro at 16:00 GMT on Tuesday. | |
'Praying for Andreas' | |
Police are searching for a red Peugeot van seen in the area around the time of the attack. | |
Friends of Mr Christopheros say they cannot understand why he was targeted. | |
He organises the Run To The Sun (RTTS) custom car event, which attracts about 100,000 car fans every year to Newquay, and owns a large number of properties in Newquay. | |
Miriam Collins wrote on Facebook: "My thoughts are with the entire family, who I have known a long time and [I am] praying for Andreas to recover well." | |
Laura Ryan wrote: "I can't believe this has happened on a road where I used to live and to someone I used to work with. Thoughts are with his family." | |
Mr Christopheros, who lives with his wife Pia and 18-month-old son Theo in Truro, is listed as a director of nine companies, including ASC Property Management which has its address as his home. | |
He is also a director of Cranstar Property Management in Newquay, and of RTTS. | |
Former colleague Eric Thomas said Mr Christopheros had a "large property portfolio which he manages very professionally". | |
Mr Thomas, who also worked with him on Run To The Sun, called him a "very pleasant young man" with good contacts in the music business. | |
Mr Christopheros is also a director of Chase 3000, a car rally across Europe planned for 2015. | |
No-one was available for comment from Chase 3000. |