Burglar who poured acid over pensioner jailed for 18 years

  A career criminal who poured acid over a 69-year-old woman in a horrifying ‘campaign of violence’ was jailed for 18 years today (mon). Gerard Whelan, 44, left Darshan Mannan with life changing injuries and a judge told the thug he had ‘ruined her life’. Whelan attacked the 69-year-old with acid while raiding her home in Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex on 13 December. The crack addict left his victim so terrified it was ‘some time before she felt brave enough to…