- Ine Wissa were supposedly threw acid in her face
- Wissa says he has lived with trauma and fear from the shocking incident.
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Brentford's star, Yane Wissa, spoke about the heartbreaking experience of supposedly having thrown acid in her face and shared how the attack let him fearing to have been blind for life.
The 28 -year -old, who holds the record of more Brentford goals in the Premier League, has lived with trauma and fear since the shocking incident.
A 36 -year -old woman, identified only as Laetitia P., is currently being judged in France for allegedly attacking Wissa in her home in July 2021, a few days before her transfer of £ 8.5 million Lorient to Brentford.
In addition to the alleged acid attack, Laetitia P. faces accusations of trying to kidnap Wissa's little daughter and kidnap the baby from another woman the next day. If it is declared guilty, you could face up to 30 years in prison.
During an emotional testimony before the court of Vannes, Brittany, Wissa told the terrifying events. He explained that he allowed the woman to enter her Lorient apartment after she had visited him before in search of an autograph.
According The sunHe said: 'I opened a door and they threw me liquid to my face. I shouted and I couldn't breathe.
Yane Wissa is sincere about the heartbreaking experience of an alleged acid attack
The 28 -year -old has lived with trauma and fear since the alleged shocking incident.
“My wife called for emergency services and they told me to get into the shower to rinse my eyes. In the hospital they told me that I had burned eyes. Someone had to come to rinse them every hour.
'It has been a nightmare. Since then, I panic every time I hear a noise, and the only thing that kept me forward was to know that my children are safe.
'They operated on both eyes and the doctor told me that I will need to use eye drops for the rest of my life. It took me six months to recover my eyes.
“If they had not served so fast, the consequences would have been a lot of worse.”
Wissa described the days after attack as deeply traumatic. He immediately recognized the defendant, remembering that he was wearing sunglasses at 23 hours.
“I want justice,” he said. 'Why has this happened to me? My wife and I will suffer the sequelae for the rest of our lives.
“This greatly delayed my move to Brentford. I lost my preseason and when I arrived, coach (Thomas Frank) said he had already made his first team. “
Despite the support of the Brentford coach, Wissa admitted that it was difficult to adapt after the attack. “I reacted more like a father than like a footballer and told myself that at least my children are unharmed even if I am blind,” he said.
A 36 -year -old woman, identified only as Laetitia P., is currently being judged in France.
The attack has had lasting emotional and psychological impacts. 'Since then I have become retracted. I can no longer tolerate being surrounded by people I don't know.
'I no longer express so much love as before and when I walk, instinctively look back. And at night I can't sleep if I'm alone. My children often ask me what I have done in my face, but they are too small for me to tell them what happened.
'They offered me an operation, but I rejected it, since this is part of my personal history. My wife and I had to see a psychologist and she suffered depression. '
Wissa revealed that the couple married shortly after the incident and said: “You never know what fate holds you.”
The trial is ongoing.