Current:Home > FinanceSo You Think You Can Dance Alum Korra Obidi Stabbed and Attacked With Acid in London -Wealth Empowerment Zone
So You Think You Can Dance Alum Korra Obidi Stabbed and Attacked With Acid in London
View
Date:2025-04-13 01:19:19
Former So You Think You Can Dance contestant Korra Obidi is recovering from a gruesome attack in London.
"There was a knife," the Nigerian dancer, who competed on the FOX competition series in 2019, shared in an April 11 Instagram video, "acid attack on me in the UK in the middle of a live stream."
In the clip, the 32-year-old was seen being treated by first responders as a yellow knife laid next to her on the pavement. "Guys I'm in the hospital," she wrote in the comments. "Safety with travel is no longer a luxury but necessity. The acid was salicylic and I was lucky. Love you guys."
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson told E! News that police were called that afternoon in response to reports of an assault in central London.
"Officers attended and found a woman in her 30s with a cut to her hand and reporting a liquid had been thrown at her face," the spokesperson said. "She was taken to hospital for treatment. The liquid was later confirmed to be a non-noxious cosmetic item."
The statement added, "Another woman left the scene prior to police arrival. An investigation is underway."
Korra's sister Nancy Umeh had called the police to report the incident, which nearly cost the dancer her life.
"They poured acid on my sister's face. They threatened to stab her all over her body. They have stabbed her on her hands just outside her Airbnb in Westminster, London," Nancy shared on her Instagram Story. "I am in Belfast. I left my sister in a secured apartment and somebody waited for my sister in front of her room."
She added, "My sister has a strong and fit person, otherwise now she would have been gone, she would have been unalived. For what?"
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (1436)
Related
- JoJo Siwa reflects on Candace Cameron Bure feud: 'If I saw her, I would not say hi'
- Friday’s pre-holiday travel broke a record for the most airline travelers screened at US airports
- Man United wins the FA Cup after stunning Man City 2-1 in the final
- Baltimore police fatally shoot a man who pulls gun during questioning; detective injured
- Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
- Lionel Messi’s Vancouver absence is unfortunate, but his Copa América run is paramount to U.S.
- Q&A: New Legislation in Vermont Will Make Fossil Fuel Companies Liable for Climate Impacts in the State. Here’s What That Could Look Like
- UFL schedule for Week 9 games: Times, how to stream and watch on TV
- Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West
- Psst! Free People Is Having a Rare Memorial Day Sale, With Must-Have Summer Styles Starting at $20
Ranking
- Messi injury update: Ankle 'better every day' but Inter Miami star yet to play Leagues Cup
- Louisiana governor signs bill to classify abortion pills as controlled substances into law
- NBA commissioner Adam Silver discusses fate of ‘Inside the NBA’ amid TV rights battle
- Nearly a decade into Timberwolves career, Karl-Anthony Towns has been waiting for this moment.
- Jorge Ramos reveals his final day with 'Noticiero Univision': 'It's been quite a ride'
- Frontier CEO claims passengers are abusing wheelchair services to skip lines
- National Wine Day 2024 deals, trends and recs: From crisp white wines to barrel-aged reds
- Every death imperils their species. 2024 already holds triumph and tragedy.
Recommendation
Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
Scott Disick Gives Update on What Mason Disick Is Like as a Teenager
Arizona State athletic department's $300 million debt 'eliminated' in restructuring
Shot at Caitlin Clark? Angel Reese deletes post about WNBA charter flights, attendance
A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
Bridgit Mendler Officially Graduates Harvard Law School and Her Future's Bright
Why Julianne Hough's Kinrgy Workout Class Will Bring You to Tears—in the Best Way
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin undergoes successful non-surgical procedure, Pentagon says