Nassau,
Pakistani-American Nafia Ikram, residence of Long Island and 22 year college student looks for a justice and has been waiting since a year. She was under attacked by unknown assailant while she was return to home from work in Elmont. She spoke with her parents and NY City council member outside her home and pleads for justice.
The victim, Nafiah Ikram, hopes the suspect might be brought to justice. CCTV footage of the actual attack present but police have not been able to figure out who squish acid on the night on her and the incident is still un-solved.
According to her father Ikram
she is suffering from severe anxiety and nightmares.
“FBI, hopefully, will do better job what Nassau County Police didn’t”, her father added.
While, Sherina Mohammed, her mom said,
“It’s been very draining and exhausting”, “As the days go on, we get weaker and weaker”.
Nafia and her parents believe the Nassau County Police Department did not seriously work on the case and haven’t worked hard enough to find the offender.
Nafia said,
“It’s been mentally exhausting,” we are hope full may be FBI successful.
Earlier, on March 2021, a man ran up from behind and, without saying a word, threw the chemical in her face.
She has had multiple surgeries to repair her face, arms and throat, which were damaged by the chemical substance. She is about to begin years of plastic surgeries to fix the skin on her face, and she cannot see out of her right eye.
Nassau County Police and the FBI have both increased the reward money to a combined $40,000 for tips to the suspect.
At last, she said “she is learning to love herself again, and her message to people is: “Learn to find beauty within yourself and love yourself no matter what.”
