Current:Home > MySo You Think You Can Dance Alum Korra Obidi Stabbed and Attacked With Acid in London -ProfitLogic
So You Think You Can Dance Alum Korra Obidi Stabbed and Attacked With Acid in London
Robert Brown View
Date:2025-04-11 11:07:11
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! (91)
Related
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- 'Wait Wait' for July 22, 2023: Live in Portland with Damian Lillard!
- More renters facing eviction have a right to a lawyer. Finding one can be hard
- Home Workout Brand LIT Method Will Transform the Way You Think About the Gym
- Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
- Charli D'Amelio Shares 6 Deals You’ll Find in Her Amazon Cart for Prime Day 2023
- The secret to Barbie's enduring appeal? She can fend for herself
- The Bachelorette's Tayshia Adams Deserves the Final Rose for Deal Hunting With Her Prime Day Picks
- Don't let hackers fool you with a 'scam
- A Big Federal Grant Aims to Make Baltimore a Laboratory for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
Ranking
- Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week
- A beginner's guide to getting into gaming
- FTC investigating ChatGPT over potential consumer harm
- Environmental Advocates Call on Gov.-Elect Wes Moore to Roll Back State Funding for Fossil Fuel Industry
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Reneé Rapp Leaving The Sex Lives Of College Girls Amid Season 3
- Fracking Company to Pay for Public Water System in Rural Pennsylvania Town
- Corpus Christi Sold Its Water to Exxon, Gambling on Desalination. So Far, It’s Losing the Bet
Recommendation
Pregnant Kylie Kelce Shares Hilarious Question Her Daughter Asked Jason Kelce Amid Rising Fame
Climate Activists Reluctantly Back John Fetterman in Tightening Pennsylvania Senate Race
Shein invited influencers on an all-expenses-paid trip. Here's why people are livid
Not your typical army: how the Wagner Group operates
Jorge Ramos reveals his final day with 'Noticiero Univision': 'It's been quite a ride'
Heat waves in Europe killed more than 61,600 people last summer, a study estimates
The marketing whiz behind chia pets and their iconic commercials has died
More renters facing eviction have a right to a lawyer. Finding one can be hard