Maniac douses mother of his newborn baby in drain cleaner acid during row over picking up her phone
A MANIAC is behind bars after allegedly hurling acid on the mother of his newborn daughter.
Mace Dickens is charged with felony maiming after an argument broke with his partner because she wanted to nip back home to retrieve her phone.
The 24-year-old victim from Ponca City, in the US state of Oklahoma, told police how she collapsed in agony after Dickens allegedly threw acid cleaner made with sulphuric acid on her face, neck, hands and even buttocks.
According to court documents, she reported to the police: “He poured acid on me, spit on me and yelled f*** you.”
The badly burned woman then staggered down the street until she could find someone to call 911.
At the scene, police found a bottle of Liquid Fire Drain Line Opener, which the label says “instantly creates heat to dissolve clog producing materials”.
Ponca City Police Capt Randy Tyner told reporters: “The jacket had holes in it from the acid,” said “So she would have had pretty significant injuries.”
Their child was not present for the alleged acid attack.
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Following the attack, Dickens was on the run and police issued an appeal for his whereabouts.
Capt Tyler added: "This guy’s dangerous.
"If you’re going to do that type of thing to somebody you consider a girlfriend or significant other, then yeah, you need to go to jail."