Convicted acid attacker’s van case collapses

A convicted acid attacker who left model Katie Piper permanently disfigured was cleared of driving his company van without consent 16 times – after the prosecution lost his timesheets. Stefan Sylvestre, 31, was jailed for life with a minimum term of six years in 2009 for the attack on Ms Piper, 36, who has since appeared on Strictly Come Dancing. Sylvestre was released in 2018 but he was recalled to prison after a warrant was issued for his arrest over…