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Local January 6, 2012 | 8:15 am

“Devil’s acid” attack gets unprecedented 30 years in prison

Santo Domingo. - Mayra Ortega will have to serve the maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, after being found guilty of splashing “devil’s acid” on Jennifer Leyba Linares on August 30, 2009, causing severe burns to 85% of her body.

The unprecedented sentence handed down by the 3rd Collegiate Court judges comes at the request of the National District Office of the Prosecutor, repres... Read more