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Parents deny acid attack girls were disrespectful during Muslim festival

August 9, 2013 10:05
Kirstie Trup and Katie Gee

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Anna Sheinman,

Anna Sheinman

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The parents of acid attack victims Kirstie Trup and Katie Gee have denied the girls were targeted because they were inappropriately dressed during a Muslim festival.
The two 18-year-olds, both from north-west London, were attacked in Zanzibar, east Africa, as the local population was observing Ramadan.

Mr Trup told reporters the girls were targeted “for no reason”. He said: “We know it’s a Muslim country. They weren’t dressed inappropriately because they know the rules.”

Miss Gee’s mother Nicky, 45, said: “They were dressed appropriately - they just attacked two young girls.

Two men on a moped threw acid at Katie Gee and Kirstie Trup as they walked through the island’s capital, Stone Town, on Wednesday night.