Stalker jailed over horror Katie Piper acid attack makes first bid for freedomDavid Lynch applied for parole after completing his minimum 16-year term. A date has been set for March and it's still not clear whether Katie Piper will attend proceedingsView 2 Images Katie Piper was attacked with sulphuric acid in London in 2008 (Image: Getty Images for The Walt Disney)The man who stalked Katie Piper and arranged for acid to be thrown in her face has made his first bid for freedom. The Loose Women star was just 24 in March 2008 when Lynch plotted the acid attack that left her face severely burned. Stefan Sylvestre, then 19, who threw the acid, was given a life sentence with a minimum of six years after he admitted GBH. ‌Lynch and Katie began a relationship in February 2008 but he was controlling and attacked her in a hotel.