Acid Attack: Naomi Oni’s Friend Mary Konye Found Guilty

UK - Mary Konye, the 21 year old jealous friend accused of attacking Naomi Oni a Nigerian base in UK with acid on Dec. 30th 2012 while disguised in a Muslim veil has been found guilty of the crime. 

  The jury heard how a day after attacking her friend with acid that disfigured her for life, Mary Konye pretended to give her a shoulder to cry on, sending Naomi a text that read “OMG, I can’t believe it.”

The pair, who had been friends since secondary school, fell out in April 2011 after Naomi allegedly accused Konye of texting her boyfriend and called her an “ugly monster”.

Konye later claimed in court that Naomi set up the attack and asked her (Mary) to ‘play the stalker’ and throw the acid on her face, which was all part of an elaborate plan to be rich and famous. But the jury of eight men and four women didn’t buy her story and found her guilty.

Mary Konye will be sentenced March 7th.