Acid charges
NZPA Sydney A Sydney man and wife were charged by the police in Sydney yesterday in connection with an acid attack on a woman in New Zealand. The woman, Alison Kay Mansel, aged 21, of Te Puke, suffered burns to the face and body in the attack on September 25. Elwyn John Porter, aged 44, a sales representative, of Brighton, and Rita May Porter, also known as Fenton, aged 32, a cashier, of Ramsgate. were charged by warrant issued by a District Court Judge at Tauranga, New Zealand, that on September 25 last, they threw sulphuric acid at Alison Kay Mansel with intent to injure and disfigure.
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Press, 31 October 1981, Page 1
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