RANDOM ATTACK
Woman suffers horror burns after stranger slaps glue-filled hat on her head in brutal doorstep attack
Niamh Cavanagh
17:25 ET, Jul 29 2020
Updated: 6:04 ET, Jul 30 2020
A WOMAN suffered horror burns after a stranger slapped a hat full of glue over her head in a brutal attack.
The 31-year-old Marcela Tascon was attacked on the doorstep of her home in Valencia, Spain.
The 31-year-old was attacked in her home in ValenciaCredit: Newsflash
Marcela was left with second-degree burns on her scalp and foreheadCredit: Newsflash
Marcela, who is originally from Colombia, was at home when a stranger knocked on her door at 9 am saying she had received a gift.
According to the Spanish national newspaper Levante EMV, Marcela reportedly saw the man holding flowers through the video display connected to the entrance of the building.
In an interview with Newsflash, Marcela said: "Once at the door of my house, and in front of my eight-year-old son, he threw the flowers at my feet, called me a 'son of a b*tch', and pulled the hat over my head.
"He ran away, my son was shouting and I rushed to the bathroom to clean up my head and asked my son to call the police or friends."
Marcela was taken to hospital where she was diagnosed with second-degree burns on her head caused by the "abrasive substances" used in the attack.
She said: "The doctor told me that this kind of attack is very common in Colombia, where it is called 'doing the shampoo'.
"It is commonly ordered by jealous wives after finding out their husbands had cheated on them or because they envy the other women."
Marcela, who owns a beauty clinic located in the same building, says she had been receiving suspicious calls from a woman, who she does not know, but recognises that she has a Colombian accent.
Marcela describes how the woman called a month ago to make an appointment in her beauty salon and asked for the location.
Marcela told Newsflash: "Two weeks later, I saw a suspicious man in my building holding a mobile phone and I asked neighbours if they were expecting a visitor."
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Then on Thursday last week, Marcela received a call from a woman, who she believes was the same woman as before, asking if she could come to the salon for a treatment.
Minutes later, the man with the red cap and flowers knocked on her door.
Marcela says she suspects the man was hired to attack her but refused to talk further about her suspicions as the police investigation is ongoing.
A spokesperson for the Spanish Civil Guard in Valencia told Newsflash that they are investigating the case and so far no arrests have been made.
Marcela was left with horror burns from the abrasive materials that were poured into the hatCredit: Newsflash
The 31-year-old had to get her hair shaved off in a bid to treat her second-degree burnsCredit: Newsflash
Marcela is now recovering from the attack as the police continue their investigationCredit: Newsflash