A jealous boy blinded a man during a chemical attack in an autonomous eco-village

The court heard witnesses saw Mr Riley’s face, neck and chest turn red and his eyes turn an opaque white before he was taken to hospital.

In a statement about the aftermath of the attack, Mr Riley said he could only see blurry shapes and had constant nightmares about the attack.

“Thanks to Jeevan, my life will never be the same again,” he said. “He can still see, I can’t. His actions were reckless and turned my life upside down.”

Dean, of no fixed address, left the scene and was arrested 48 hours later.

In September, he pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent and receiving dangerous or harmful objects with intent to burn.

Richard Ace, defending, said Dean believed Mr Riley was in regular contact with his girlfriend and that he attacked him out of “revenge”.

“We can call it revenge, and it’s an immature response by a young man, an outrageous response, certainly, to do what he did,” he said.

Judge Geraint Walters sentenced Dean to 15 years in prison and a further four years on licence.

“Mutilate a person forever”

“I get the impression that you were pleased with yourself that you had actually accomplished your goal of permanently maiming the man you consider a suitor to the point that you don’t think any partner would ever want to look at him. his again,” said the judge.

“The criminality of this is beyond all reason. From everything I have heard about you and read about you, it appears that you have shown no remorse for what you have done, none.

“This case involves a cold, calculated, deliberate act of unimaginable cruelty that was intended to cripple your victim for life.”

Dean was also issued a restraining order against Mr Riley.

Detective Constable Gary Williams, of Dyfed Powys Police, said: “This was a horrific act of violence which was carried out with the intent to cause significant harm.

“The victim suffered chemical burns that hospital staff had never seen before and his vision is likely to be affected for the rest of his life.”