After enduring almost 10 years of abuse, Shondel
Williamson, 26, summoned enough courage to walk away from the toxic
relationship, taking her two young children with her.
Just
when she was starting to rebuild her life, working and caring for her
two boys, her life changed tragically within a twinkle of an eye. Her
former lover and father of her children, Alfred De Younge attacked her
with acid, burning away her nose, eyes and upper body.
to Capitol News, the perpetrator disguised himself as a woman and
gained access to her friend’s house in Amsterdam Berbice, Guyana, where
she was staying and poured the acid on her while screaming, “If I cant
have you, no one else can”
at the Georgetown Public Hospital for almost nine weeks fighting to
save her sight. Her face is badly disfigured and the extent of her
injuries are so severe that she is not able to receive care in Guyana.
Therefore she must travel overseas for treatment to reconstruct her face
and save her sight.
Fortunately, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Saving Hands
Emergency Aid (SHEA) has been able to secure treatment services for her
at a top US hospital, where she will receive state of the art treatment,
from some of the best doctors in the field.
Despite her challenges, she intends on becoming an advocate for domestic
violence and wants both women and men in abusive relationship to walk
away before it is too late.
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