"Findlay was working an investigative journalist for the Sun newspaper when William Burns knocked on his door disguised as a postman and threw corrosive liquid at his face. As Burns makes a bid for parole, Findlay criticised the lack of transparency in the system which considers when inmates are freed. He told BBC Scotland News that crime victims across Scotland were being denied "basic information" and the process needed to be "dragged into the 21st Century"."
"He distracted me by getting me to sign a document. As I was looking down, he threw what turned out to be sulphuric acid into my face. I was extremely fortunate in that it only caught half my face. I was even more fortunate when the police turned up and the knife he was carrying was lying on the threshold."
Russell Findlay was attacked with sulphuric acid by William Burns in December 2015 after Burns knocked on his Glasgow door disguised as a postman. Burns distracted Findlay into signing a document and threw corrosive liquid at his face, catching only half his face. Findlay washed away the acid with water, avoided permanent scarring, and detained Burns until police arrived; his daughter raised the alarm and officers found a knife at the threshold. Burns is now being considered for parole, prompting Findlay to criticise the parole system's lack of transparency and to say crime victims are denied basic information. Findlay previously worked as an investigative journalist covering organised crime and became an MSP in 2021.
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