Acid attack victim admits her injuries were self-inflicted
The revelation followed the cancellation of Storro’s scheduled Thursday appearance on “Oprah.”
On her Facebook, Storro had said she walked away from the interview because the show might stray from the religious inspiration she planned to deliver.
However, others in Vancouver saw the move as evidence that Storro’s story was phony from the beginning.
Storro originally claimed a black woman with a ponytail threw acid in her face at night as she was celebrating a new job and had just bought a pair of sunglasses.
Splash patterns and other parts of the story, like the wearing of sunglasses at night, led to the unraveling of Storro’s story, police said.
Police said it was important to get the word of Storro’s confession out immediately to assure the public knew that the Esther Park area of downtown Vancouver, scene of the alleged attack, was safe.
Just a week ago, NBC affiliate KGW TV of Portland, Ore., reported that a remarkably upbeat and candid Storro sat in front of reporters at Legacy Emanuel Hospital and described how she was injured.
She claimed her attacker said “Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?” before splashing the acid that burned her face.
Storro said she held the news conference then to draw attention to efforts to find the attacker, but also to talk about her faith.“I’m here today because of Jesus Christ,” she said at the time, adding that the strength of her faith would allow her to move forward.