The man who was convicted of throwing acid over Katie Piper is on the run after being recalled to prison. Stefan Sylvestre, who was an accomplice of Piper’s ex-boyfriend, attacked the TV presenter in 2008, throwing sulphuric acid in her face and leaving her with severe burns and blind in one eye.
Piper, 38, almost lost her life and spent agonising months in intensive care, undergoing multiple surgeries for facial disfigurement, some of which are ongoing to this day.
Sylvestre received a life sentence in 2009 for the attack and was told he must serve a minimum of six years before he would be eligible for parole.
He was released in 2018 at the age of 30.However, Sylvestre, from west London, has since been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions and the police are working to locate him.
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