Police: N.Y. man attacks daughter with acid

A New York man was arrested after police say he poured acid on his daughter, burning her skin and sending her to the hospital in critical condition.

As one of the primary caretakers of Jerome Lynch, 69, Darlene Lynch, 49, was checking on her father in his Brooklyn apartment early Saturday afternoon, when seemingly out of nowhere, the elder Lynch came up behind her and poured acid on her face and down her body, according to Dominique Goodwin, the man's niece.

"Our family just doesn't understand," Goodwin said. "He's not incompetent. He's totally aware of what he did. We just don't know why."

Goodwin said Jerome Lynch had suffered a stroke several years ago, leading to a slur in his speech and a need for a cane or walker to get around.

Goodwin added that her family has no idea where he got the acid.

Police believe the corrosive substance was actually a cleaning solution that contained 98% sulfuric acid.