PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A woman who recently moved to Vancouver, Wash., says she does not understand why a stranger threw acid in her face in her new hometown.
Bethany Storro, 28, gave a news conference from her hospital bed Thursday at the Oregon Burn Center in North Portland, The Portland Oregonian reported.
"I have no enemies ... I don't get it," she said. "But I can't let what she did to me wreck my life. That's not fair. But in time, I'm going to forgive her."
Police released a sketch Thursday of the assailant based on Storro's description, KPTV reported.
Storro said she was getting something from her car Monday evening in Vancouver when she was approached by a woman who also seemed to be in her late 20s.
The woman said only one thing to her: "Hey, pretty girl, you want a drink of this?"
Storro said the acid was so strong it burned through her clothes and the pain was the worst she has ever felt. Luckily, she had bought a pair of sunglasses less than half an hour before the attack, so her eyes were protected.
She said if she ever meets her attacker her first question will be why.
