A woman
threw sulphuric acid on herself in order to gain fame and fortune, the friend
accused of carrying out the attack has claimed.
Naomi
Oni, 21, who was disfigured for life in the brutal attack, was forced to deny
in court that she asked friend Mary Konye, also 21, to "play the
stalker" and throw acid on her.
Ms
Oni, who has been left disfigured for life by the attack, denied the claims
made by Konye's lawyer at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
But
the defence claimed it was all part of her plan to become rich and famous, the
Daily Mail reported.
Ms
Oni told the court she was not obsessed with plastic surgery or with Katy
Piper, who was also the victim of an acid attack, despite her laptop internet
history suggesting otherwise.
But
Defence barrister Sally O'Neill said Ms Oni created the plan with Konye to pour
acid over herself to improve her future prospects.
Ms Oni
was also asked why she had visited plastic surgery sites and accused her of
being obsessed with Ms Piper.
But
she told the court she had only visited such websites because she didn't think
she was very pretty, but there was no particular reason why.
She
also denied throwing acid over her own face in a bid to become part of the
celebrity world.
However
Ms Oni did admit to deleting her internet search history before police came to
get her laptop because she didn't want them going through her personal data.
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