Bethany Storro told police an African-American woman threw acid in her face.
A Washington woman who told police that a stranger threw acid in her face admitted Thursday that her injuries were self-inflicted, authorities said.
Bethany Storro, 28, told Vancouver Police that an African-American woman passed her on the street and threw a cup of caustic liquid in her face the evening of August 30. She was released from an Oregon hospital on September 5 after undergoing surgery for her injuries after the alleged attack.
But discrepancies emerged during the investigation, Vancouver Police Chief Clifford Cook said in a press conference Thursday.
"Ms. Storro admitted her injuries were self-inflicted and the attack itself had not occurred as she had previously reported," he said.
Storro had credited a pair of sunglasses that she bought shortly before the attack with saving her eyesight. But details such as those led police to question her version of the attack, said police Commander Marla Schuman.
"It was all the little things that didnt quite add up," Schuman said.
Storro is still being interviewed by detectives. Prosecutors will decide whether to charge her, Schuman said.
"She is extremely upset," Schuman said. "She is very remorseful. It got bigger than she expected."
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I am surprise she haven't blame Muslim
This is REALLY DISGUSTING!
WOW!!!! See...now, judging by all of the comments, she will be on talk shows, Dr. Phil, etc and get here 15 mins of fame...hey...AND FREE PLASTIC SURGERY!!!!!!!
Yeah and maybe after that we can build a monument to her next to Ground Zero.
Looks like a total psycho
wow. how unbelievably lame
Hell of an exfoliation.
evil...funny....evil...funny...
Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh! I can't decide!!!!!!!!!!
I blame reality shows......People go crazy for attention.
Look at me. I'm a donkey. I threw acid in my own face to get attention. Real donkeys are smarter than me.
This is what happens when you name your child "Bethany"
I want to see her "before" picture. I guess her "before" look was much worse than her current look
that's probably why she need to acid-burn herself...
It's very common for women to lie for attention – not all of such incidents relate to acid attacks, of course. Doctors have longed diagnosed the behavior as various illnesses, and several classifications of it appear in the DSM. Not all women do this, but society has long attributed a false sense of credibility to all women.
This is very sad and disturbing on many levels. Most of all I feel pity for her. I'm glad she told the truth finally and that an innocent person was not blamed. ugh
What is really sad is she credited her "relationship with Jesus Christ" for getting her through this.
I hope she gets the help she needs.
An innocent person was blamed, creating a state-wide manhunt for a African American/Hispanic looking female with multiple ear pearcings. That and there are alleged copycat crimes in AZ and FL that caused harm to other innocent people that now require further investigation. Good luck with those lawsuits sweetheart.
No TV and no beer make Homer something something....... Go crazy? DON'T MIND IF I DO!
Definate Candidate for the Darwin award
OMG... burning your own face for attention and fame ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Definitely she has mental issue and needs help. I hope she will pay her own bills, not from the people taxes... She scared all the women out there too...