So, you think you can dance Student Korra Obidi was hospitalized after an alleged stabbing incident in London. On Thursday, April 11, the formerSYTYCD The contestant, known for her 2019 audition while pregnant, claimed she was attacked with a knife and had liquid splashed on her.
In his Instagram post about the incident, Obidi revealed that he was the victim of a knife and acid attack. In the captioned video of her, apparently taken right after the event, she said her face was “burning” and asked a passerby for “some Coca-Cola to wash it down.”
The spectator, who had also observed blood on the Nigerian dancer, handed Obidi a bottle of Coca-Cola. He then used her hands to press the bottle against her face. The video later showed a yellow knife on the ground, with blood stained on the blade.
“Currently in an ambulance heading to the hospital, there was a knife and acid attack on me in the UK in the middle of a live stream,” Korra Obidi wrote in the caption. “There has been a lot of hate in the past, but this physical assault is a wake-up call,” she added.
Obidi, a contestant in the 2019 live auditions for the dance show, who did not make it past that phase, described her alleged attacker as a five-foot-tall black woman.
Korra Obidi later described herself as “lucky” after the attack
He later provided an update in the comments section of his post. “Guys, I’m in the hospital,” she wrote. “Safety when traveling is no longer a luxury, but [a] need. The acid was salicylic and I was lucky. Love you guys.”
Obidi also posted a video on her Instagram Stories where she is seen wrapped in what appears to be a blanket. In the background, a police officer can be heard providing details about the incident and describing Obidi’s alleged attacker over the radio.
Nancy Umeh, Obidi’s sister, also recounted the incident and shared her perspective through an Instagram story. “They poured acid on my sister’s face…they threatened to stab her all over her body. “She was stabbed in her hands right outside her Airbnb in Westminster, London.”
Police also allayed concerns that the liquid Korra Obidi was exposed to was acidic.
“Officers attended and found a woman in her 30s with a cut on her hand and liquid had been thrown in her face,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. “She was taken to the hospital for treatment through The independent. “The liquid was later confirmed to be a non-harmful cosmetic item.”
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn