He was released this week.
The man who threw acid on television presenter and former model Katie Piper has been released from prison.
Stefan Sylvestre was given a life sentence in 2009 for the attack and was told he must serve a minimum of six years before he would be eligible for parole.
It’s believed he was released from prison on Wednesday.
Piper, 35, suffered horrific injuries and was left partially blind after her ex-boyfriend Daniel Lynch arranged for Sylvestre to throw sulphuric acid at her face in north London in March 2008.
Piper, who is starring in the current series of Strictly Come Dancing, tweeted out a message to her followers after the decision to release Sylvestre was made in August by the Parole Board.
“I am trying to come to terms with the decision and this is something I need to deal with,” she tweeted.
“Over the past two weeks Strictly has already given me such a welcome and positive distraction from my past. Whilst there is never a good time to hear this news, I am glad I have this new journey to concentrate on.”
In the summary of its decision to release Sylvestre, the Parole Board said he had “displayed empathy” for Piper and “expressed remorse and shame for his actions”.
Lynch was sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum of 16 years, for raping and telling Sylvestre to throw acid over her.
Piper shared her story about surviving the attack in the documentary Katie: My Beautiful Face.
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