Revealed: Horrific injuries of Victoria's Secret worker who had acid thrown in her face as woman, 21, is found guilty of shocking attack Mary Konye stalked Naomi Oni from lingerie store where she worked Miss Oni, 21, scarred for life after Konye doused her in concentrated acid Jury of eight men and four women returned verdict as Konye looked calm
The horrific injuries of a Victoria's Secret worker who had acid hurled in her face have been revealed as her childhood friend has been found guilty of carrying out the attack while disguised in a Muslim veil.
Mary Konye, 21, stalked Naomi Oni from the lingerie store where she worked after her friend had likened her to a monster from a horror film.
Miss Oni, also 21, was scarred for life after Konye doused her with concentrated sulphuric acid near her home in Dagenham, Essex.
CCTV footage obtained by police after the attack showed Konye in a niqab following her as she left work at the Victoria's Secret shop in Westfield shopping centre in Stratford at around 11.30pm.
The horrific injuries sustained by acid attack victim Naomi Oni have been revealed today as Mary Konye was found guilty of throwing corrosive acid in her friend's face
Konye was said to obsessively jealous of the victim's good looks and, after a previous argument between them, hatched a plan to attack her with acid
Naomi Oni, also 21, was scarred for life after Konye doused her with concentrated sulphuric acid near her home in Dagenham, Essex
Police investigating the attack have said: 'The victim's life has been changed forever - she will always bear the scars of what happened - but she has been incredibly brave'
Mary Konye (pictured in court drawing), 21, stalked Naomi Oni from the lingerie store where she worked after her friend had likened her to monster from a horror film.
She suffered serious burns to her face and chest, lost her hair and eyelashes, and required skin graft surgery to cover the burns.
The jury at Snaresbrook Crown Court reached its unanimous verdict following around seven and a half hours of deliberations after it was sent out yesterday afternoon.
Miss Oni's mother jumped from her set and appeared jubilant at the verdict.
Mary Konye (pictured) stalked her friend after becoming jealous of her looks, it was said
Judge David Radford adjourned sentence until March 7 while psychological reports are prepared and said: 'In ordering these reports my judgement is that in all likelihood the case well lead to a substantial custodial sentence.
'But it will not be decided until I have had these reports - I do not want Konye to misunderstand the reasons.'
He said: 'I should make clear that, in my judgment, this is a case that will, in all likelihood, need a substantial custodial sentence. It is inevitable, but it won’t be dealt with until I have received those reports.'
He thanked the jurors for their efforts, saying they had looked at the evidence 'with great thoroughness, taking your time to reach your verdict'.
Miss Oni burst into tears as she left the courtroom and was hugged by family and friends.
Konye, a business and finance student, of Canning Town, east London, had denied throwing or casting a corrosive fluid with intent to burn, maim, disfigure, disable or do grievous bodily harm.
But dressed in black, Konye remained calm as the jury of eight men and four women returned their verdict.
A jury at London's Snaresbrook Crown Court had earlier heard that, the day after the attack, Konye had offered Miss Oni a shoulder to cry on, and had sent a mobile phone message to her friend, who was in hospital receiving treatment, saying 'OMG, I can't believe it.'
Konye, was also said to have asked Muslim students about where to buy a niqab, or Islamic veil.
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