The man who permanently scarred TV presenter and Strictly Come Dancing star Katie Piper has been released from Highpoint Jail.

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The category C men’s prison has kept Stefan Sylvestre under lock and key for the best part of nine years after he hurled acid at the celebrity.

Sylvestre was given a life sentence with a minimum of six years in 2009 after he carried out the attack under the orders of Katie’s ex-boyfriend Daniel Lynch, 39, who is currently serving a minimum of 16 years behind bars.

The man committed the atrocious act when he was only 19-years-old in Golders Green, London and caused Katie horrific injuries.

She was left partially blind and with scars to her upper body.

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She has since undergone 40 reconstructive operations on her face.

Sylvestre has now been released following a parole application in August, 2018 from Highpoint Jail, near New Market in Suffolk.

He was officially released on Wednesday, October 10.

Sylvestre, now 30, was then taken to a bail hostel in London.