Resh Khan spoke out about the incident (Picture: Twitter)

A young woman has spoken out after she and her cousin were targeted in a random acid attack on her 21st birthday.

Resh Khan said she is ‘devastated’ after she was hospitalised and her male cousin left in a coma after a man threw a substance at them through car windows.

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They were celebrating her 21st birthday on Wednesday June 21 by going for a drive in Beckton, east London, at about 9am when the man struck.

In a Twitter thread, Resh revealed what happened and spoke about her heartbreak after suffering burns to her face.


She wrote: ‘I’m devastated. I keep wondering if my life will ever be the same. Acid attacks in the UK are unheard of for me.

Resh and her cousin were badly injured in the attack (Picture: Twitter)

‘I am so grateful to everyone that has prayed for me. I feel as though I’m blessed to have my limbs and senses. But I loved my face and body.’



The pair had stopped at traffic lights during their drive when the man approached them and threw the toxic substance at Resh through the window.

He then circled around the car and threw more of the acid at her cousin, she said.

She added: ‘The pain was excruciating I was struggling to close the window. My cousin struggled to get us away. I saw my clothes burn away infront of me.’

My 21st birthday. My glow up complete. Just got back to the country. And now I'll probably never look the same. — Resh (@ReshKay_) June 24, 2017

But what about my face?? that is forever — Resh (@ReshKay_) June 24, 2017

Resh’s cousin crashed the car shortly afterwards when ‘the pain took over’, and were taken to hospital by another driver.

Both continue to be treated in hospital having suffered painful injuries. Resh’s cousin was in a coma but has woken up, she said.

Describing the perpetrator, she added that he has a ‘very distinct facial tattoo’.

Metro.co.uk has approached the Metropolitan Police for a statement.