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		</div><p>A man who had acid thrown in his face has said he cannot forgive his attackers as he called for tougher sentences to curb the rise in assaults involving corrosive substances.</p>
<p>Wayne Ingold, 57, was sprayed with sulphuric acid by two teenagers in Witham, Essex, in August 2014 in a case of mistaken identity.</p>
<p>Aarron Isaac, 19, and Jake McCabe, 16, were found guilty of throwing a corrosive liquid with intent to cause grievous bodily harm following a trial at Chelmsford Crown Court last year. They were detained for 10 years and six years respectively.</p>
<p>Wayne said he felt “disdain and disgust” towards his attackers and had received a letter from attacker Jake asking for forgiveness.</p>
<p>The-father-of-two said: “Can I forgive the boy? No I can’t. He’s going to be out in two years. I’m scarred for the rest of my life.”</p>
<p>Wayne described the “unbearable pain” he suffered in the attack which happened after he went to collect his post from a communal area at his block of flats.</p>
<p>He heard someone banging on the door and after a brief exchange, the teenagers threw sulphuric acid at him and ran off.</p>
<p>“At first, naively, I thought it was like a Lucozade because it was an orange, yellow colour,” he said. “I thought stupidly; ‘Why the hell are you throwing juice over me?’</p>
<p>“Within seconds it took me back to my school days in the chemistry lab because I could smell the vapours of acid.</p>
<p>&#8220;When it hit my skin, the pain was unbearable. I put my hand up to protect my face. I turned to run back to my flat and they kept chucking it on the back of my neck.</p>
<p>“I ran into my en-suite. I panicked I was in so much pain. It was eating away at me.</p>
<p>“I looked in the mirror and my face had turned yellow. It looked like melted candle wax.</p>
<p>”Wayne said he called the emergency services and one police officer who arrived on the scene was “physically sick” when he saw his injuries.</p>
<p>He was forced to undergo major skin grafts on his face, neck, back and hand.</p>
<p>“I lost my home because I was too scared to go back to my flat in Witham,” he said.</p>
<p>“For a good few weeks afterwards, I wouldn’t go out at all. Even now I’m always looking over my shoulder.</p>
<p>“My face at the time was all black down the side and people were staring and pointing. That’s really embarrassing.</p>
<p>&#8220;Wayne said a “stronger deterrent” was needed to tackle the rise in violent crimes involving corrosive substances.</p>
<p>“You can be any age and buy chemicals from big stores because it’s battery acid or drain cleaner,” he said.</p>
<p>&#8220;There has to be some sort of age restriction because they’re doing serious damage, they’re blinding people, they’re ruining people’s lives.</p>
<p>“At the minute you can get anything from a fine to life. That’s a big gap. It depends on the severity of the crime.</p>
<p>“There has to be a stronger deterrent because these crimes are on the rise. It’s got ridiculous now. One day someone will get killed.”</p>
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