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| Police investigate spate of five acid attacks in east London | |
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| Police are investigating a string of acid attacks that took place in less than 90 minutes in east London on Thursday night. | Police are investigating a string of acid attacks that took place in less than 90 minutes in east London on Thursday night. |
| One of the victims was said to have suffered “life-changing” injuries during one of the attacks. | |
| The Metropolitan police said the incidents appeared to be linked, and two involved victims having their mopeds stolen. Police said one male teenager had been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and robbery. | The Metropolitan police said the incidents appeared to be linked, and two involved victims having their mopeds stolen. Police said one male teenager had been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and robbery. |
| Police said the attackers pulled up to five people and doused them with the corrosive liquid in five separate attacks between 10.25pm and 11.37pm. | |
| At the start of the spree, a 32-year-old moped driver had been approached by the pair as he drove on the Hackney Road junction with Queensbridge Road. | At the start of the spree, a 32-year-old moped driver had been approached by the pair as he drove on the Hackney Road junction with Queensbridge Road. |
| Two male suspects had tossed the noxious substance into his face before one of them jumped on to his vehicle and drove away. Police said the man had gone to an east London hospital and they were awaiting an update on his injuries. | Two male suspects had tossed the noxious substance into his face before one of them jumped on to his vehicle and drove away. Police said the man had gone to an east London hospital and they were awaiting an update on his injuries. |
| Little more than 20 minutes later, at around 10.50pm, another victim had been sprayed with searing liquid by the pair on the Upper Street junction with Highbury Corner, Islington. The victim was taken to hospital in north London. | |
| At around 11.05pm, a further victim was attacked by two men on a moped on Shoreditch high street, having liquid thrown in his face. His injuries were not life-threatening, police said. | |
| Within 15 minutes the attackers appear to have struck again, launching the corrosive substance at a man on Cazenove Road, causing “life-changing” injuries. | Within 15 minutes the attackers appear to have struck again, launching the corrosive substance at a man on Cazenove Road, causing “life-changing” injuries. |
| The final assault of the night was reported to police at 11.37pm, when another man was confronted as he sat on his moped in traffic on Chatsworth Road. After again spraying the liquid in a victim’s face, the moped was stolen and both attackers fled. | The final assault of the night was reported to police at 11.37pm, when another man was confronted as he sat on his moped in traffic on Chatsworth Road. After again spraying the liquid in a victim’s face, the moped was stolen and both attackers fled. |
| The Met said in a statement: “Inquiries are ongoing and officers from Hackney CID are investigating.” | |
| The attacks come after a woman and her cousin were attacked with acid on her 21st birthday in Beckton, east London in June. | The attacks come after a woman and her cousin were attacked with acid on her 21st birthday in Beckton, east London in June. |
| Press Association contributed to this report | Press Association contributed to this report |