A high school student has been charged with pouring acid over a classmate in a bid to ‘burn her eyes out.’
Zhanna Smsarian, 16, allegedly told police 15-year-old Albina Eshimbaeva deserved ‘everything she got’Â in the attack at a Brooklyn school.
It was reported the one-time friends fell out over a 22-year-old man they both liked.
They were in chemistry class at Fort Hamilton High when Smsarian, sitting behind the victim, grabbed a bottle of diluted hydrochloric acid and emptied it over Eshimbaeva’s head.
The teacher saw the attack and immediately bathed the girl’s eyes and face with water before she was rushed to Staten Island Hospital burn centre
She could have been blinded, according to doctors, but she was released after treatment because she only suffered skin irritation as the solution contained just 10 per cent acid.
The two girls quarrelled over an Egyptian named Mohammad, who claimed Eshimbaeva was ‘stalking’ him, according to the New York Daily News.
Wearing army uniform fatigues, the tall dark blonde Smsarian, from 21st Avenue, was charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon, possession of noxious material and harassment.
The school volleyball player was held on $7,500 bail as a judge issued an order banning her from any contact with the victim, including phone calls, texting and email.
Her lawyer, Igor Vaysberg, said: ‘She’s never been in any trouble before. She’s an honour roll student with excellent grades.’
A Department of Education spokeswoman confirmed the school has also taken disciplinary action against Smsarian.
