Katie Piper's acid attacker Stefan Sylvestre on the run as cop launch 'urgent' bid to find him

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The man responsible for throwing acid in Katie Piper's face has breached his licence conditions and failed to return to jail - with cops launching a frantic search to find him.Thug Stefan Sylvestre carried out the horrific assault 11 years ago, but was paroled in 2020 and has been warned he faces more time in jail after going AWOL.Former model and Loose Women panelist Katie was left with horrific injuries, writes the Mirror.A Probation Service spokesman said: “We are urgently working with the police to bring the offender back to prison where he’ll face longer behind bars.”Sylvestre attacked Katie in Golders Green, North London, with acid in 2008, on the orders of her obsessive former boyfriend Daniel Lynch.Sylvestre became eligible for parole in 2015 but his application was blocked after he was deemed unfit for release.A further application in 2018 was successful and he was freed but ordered to stay away from Katie, 38.But in 2019 he was recalled to prison over an unrelated incident.

Sylvestre got parole again in 2020 and was released after prosecution errors came to light. By then he had married mum-of-one Danielle Burke while in jail.Katie, who was awarded an OBE for charity and burns services, was attacked on the orders of her obsessive former boyfriend Daniel Lynch.

He was jailed for life with a minimum of 16 years and cannot be considered for release until 2025.The attack left Katie needing 400 operations to treat her burns.

In her victim impact ­statement, she said: “When the acid was thrown at me, it felt like I was burning in hell. It was an indescribable, unique, torturous pain.“I have lost my future, my career, my spirit, my body, my looks, my dignity…the list goes on.