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11.10.2022 / 01:05
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Katie Piper’s acid attacker fled UK two months ago as police warn people to stay away from him
Katie Piper with acid in 2008 fled the UK in August, police have said, as they warn people to stay away from him after he was 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, he has now been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions and the police are working to locate him. Sharing an updated statement on Monday, the Met Police said: ‘Police were notified on Friday, 23 September, that Stefan Sylvestre, 34 (02.06.88), had been recalled to prison.