The woman who was convicted of masterminding an attack in which a woman threw acid on another woman in Prince George's County in 2010 was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday.

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Tamara Jackson, 31, was convicted on multiple charges, including second degree assault, in connection to the March 29, 2010 incident in Oxon Hill. In the incident, prosecutors say she told a co-conspirator, Tikia Anderson, to throw a cup of of an acid-like substance on another person, Katrina Watts, and her 3-year-old daughter.

Anderson pleaded guilty to her role in the crime and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

Both Watts and her daughter suffered serious burns and permanent injures as a result of the attack.

Prosecutors say the acid-throwing incident stemmed from a feud over a man. According to officials, Jackson's boyfriend had recently broken up with her and began dating Watts.