'The pain is unbearable' - victim of boiling water courthouse attack speaks from hospital bed

"Richard McCrossan described the assault as a 'dirty one' and said he was in 'unbearable pain'. He expressed concerns about being left permanently disfigured."

Richard McCrossan, a victim of a boiling water attack at a courthouse in Strabane, Co Tyrone, reported being in unbearable pain. He described the assault as a 'dirty one' and expressed concerns about the possibility of permanent disfigurement. Currently hospitalized at the burns unit of the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, McCrossan's situation highlights the severe consequences of such violent acts.

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