A MAN whose face was melted with acid by his depraved ex-girlfriend as he slept said she would "burn in hell" for the savage attack.

Daniel Rotariu was left blind and scarred for life after evil Katy Leong poured the chemical over him after she initially tested it on a sausage in a cruel pre-meditated plot.

5 Daniel Rotariu has said his ex will "burn in hell" after she blinded him with acid Credit: Rex Features

5 Daniel's life changed forever following the horrific attack Credit: Caters News Agency

5 Daniel was robbed of his identity after the acid attack Credit: Universal News And Sport (Europe)

The 31-year-old was left traumatised and suicidal following the horror attack last year but is now trying to rebuild his life with his new girlfriend - support worker Anna Catanga.

When asked by Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain how he feels about his ex, Daniel said: "She is going to burn in hell, I think. She doesn't have a soul.

"And I have no feelings for her."

Bravely speaking out after a spate of acid attacks across London, the survivor has called on the Government to regulate the corrosive substance market.

Daniel told The Mirror: "The acid took something from me that I’m never going to get back. I will never be the same.

"I will never forget the shock, then the pain as the acid burnt through my skin and the helplessness of not being able to stop it.

5 Speaking on Good Morning Britain, he said his ex has no soul Credit: Rex Features

5 Katie Leong was convicted of attempted murder and handed a life sentence Credit: Caters News Agency

"Then the realisation my life changed forever."

He said he had argued with girlfriend Katie Leong in the hours before she tipped a 500ml bottle of 96 per cent sulphuric acid over him.

She had tested the acid on sausages before last year's attack - ensuring it would eat away at the man's flesh.

While the woman was convicted of attempted murder and put behind bars for life, with a minimum of 17 years, Daniel is still carrying the physical and mental scars with him.

Having spent five weeks in a coma at Nottingham City Hospital, then undergoing dozens of operations, Daniel was left suicidal.

But it was as he recovered that he met Anna, a support centre worker.

The mum-of-one saw past his scars, with the pair soon striking up a romance.

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Anna said: "Daniel is an amazing person. And he's so clever, and had training, and funny - it was easy to fall in love with him.

"The scars are not meaning anything to me because he's a great man and I'm so happy to be with him."

Now, Daniel is looking toward the future and his new life.

But he revealed he would one day visit the woman who left him permanently scarred - even though he did not believe her sentence was enough.

He said: "I'm curious to hear her side of the story, even though it will be probably be lies."

The number of acid attacks is now on the rise across the UK, with 454 victims last year alone – up from 261 in 2015.

Daniel has also thrown his support behind other victims speaking out about more needing to be done to regulate the sale of sulphuric acid.

He said: "Sulphuric acid shouldn’t be sold to the public without a licence. It’s so easy to buy, it’s scandalous.

"How many lives need to be ruined before it’s banned?"

Acid attack survivor Katie Piper recently pleaded for tougher punishments on those who orchestrated attacks using the powerful substance.