Victim of random acid attack: ‘All I can remember is the pain, the absolute panic and chaos’

Joanna Grabczak was injured when a woman she didn’t know threw sulfuric acid at her

Joanna Grabczak has moved out of Dublin since the attack. Photo: Gerry Mooney

Emma McMenamy

A young woman who was left permanently scarred following an unprovoked acid attack is hoping to raise funds for reconstructive surgery to help her regain her confidence.

Joanna Grabczak, who is originally from Poland but has lived in Ireland since the age of five, was just 20-years-old when a woman walked into the fast-food restaurant where she was working and threw a cup containing sulfuric acid at her.