Although Fyzabad grandmother Linda Thomas continues to improve after being doused with acid on Monday, her 65-year-old attacker is yet to be caught.Fyzabad police said they were on the lookout for the pensioner who has been in hiding since he ran away after the attack.
Officers said they checked with the man's relatives and colleagues but no one, including his children, have seen him.Thomas remained at the San Fernando General Hospital last night as relatives tried to console her through the loss of her sight and scarring of her face. Doctors said she was in a stable condition.
Around 6.45 Monday, Thomas was at home preparing dinner with her grandchildren when the man entered the house through the back door and threw acid on her face.Her son Larry Thomas said his mother and the man had an argument earlier that day, prompting police officers to visit the home.The man then left and it appeared that he went to buy the bottle of acid with the intent to maim his mother.