Katie Piper has opened up about how she “spent a lot of time” thinking she should’ve killed her ex, who ordered the attack on her with acid.
Loose Women panelist Katie suffered life-changing injuries – including blindness in her left eye, and scarring to her face, neck, chest, and arms – following the horrific March 2008 attack.
Her former boyfriend Daniel Lynch, who ordered the attack, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 16 years in May 2009. However, after being granted a parole hearing next month to discuss moving him to an open prison, Lynch may take a step closer to his release.
Katie Piper makes regular appearances on ITV’s Loose Women (Credit: YouTube)
Katie Piper opens up about violent ex
In her new series Locked Up In Louisiana, Katie recalls the terrifying abuse she received – and admits how she has previously thought she should’ve killed her former partner.
Speaking with a female inmate in New Orleans who was jailed for murdering her husband, claiming self-defence against long-term domestic violence, Katie reflected: “I was beaten and raped. And then a couple of days later I had acid thrown in my face.
“I had that moment where I felt like he was beating me, he was going to kill me. I always thought if someone was going to kill me, I would defend myself. But what happened was I froze out of fear and I didn’t do anything to him. A couple of days later, somebody threw the acid at me.”
I spent a lot of time isolated and in bed thinking that I should’ve killed him.
Brave Katie went on: “I spent a lot of time in hospital. It was very different from prison. But I spent a lot of time isolated and in bed thinking that I should’ve killed him.”
Additionally, speaking to RadioTimes.com, Katie said how the series considers how women can be driven to violent acts.
She reportedly told the website: “I believe we all have it in us to be a killer, you just haven’t met that person. I suppose you sort of understand your privileges and you understand how lucky you are. But do you really until you go somewhere like that?”
ED! has approached a representative for Katie Piper for further comment.
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