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| Second teenager arrested over London acid attacks | Second teenager arrested over London acid attacks |
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| Detectives investigating two separate acid attacks in London last week have arrested a second boy on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. | Detectives investigating two separate acid attacks in London last week have arrested a second boy on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. |
| The 16-year-old was arrested on Saturday night and remains in custody at an east London police station. | The 16-year-old was arrested on Saturday night and remains in custody at an east London police station. |
| A 14-year-old boy who was arrested on Friday on suspicion of GBH has been released under investigation. | A 14-year-old boy who was arrested on Friday on suspicion of GBH has been released under investigation. |
| At about 6pm on 2 November a fast food delivery driver was approached in Walthamstow by two men on a scooter as he delivered pizza. | At about 6pm on 2 November a fast food delivery driver was approached in Walthamstow by two men on a scooter as he delivered pizza. |
| They demanded he hand over his keys, and during a subsequent struggle he was sprayed in the face by a corrosive substance. The victim, a 32-year-old man, was wearing a helmet with the visor up and received substantial injuries to his eyes and face. | They demanded he hand over his keys, and during a subsequent struggle he was sprayed in the face by a corrosive substance. The victim, a 32-year-old man, was wearing a helmet with the visor up and received substantial injuries to his eyes and face. |
| The suspects, one wearing a white helmet and the other a black helmet, fled on their moped. | |
| The victim was treated at the scene with water and taken to an east London hospital, where he remains in a critical condition after inhaling the substance. He may lose the sight in both eyes. | The victim was treated at the scene with water and taken to an east London hospital, where he remains in a critical condition after inhaling the substance. He may lose the sight in both eyes. |
| Police have appealed for information. Det Ch Insp Gordon Henderson of Waltham Forest CID said: “This attack has left a man fighting for his life and with terrible eye injuries. This was an innocent man going about his work as a delivery driver, who may never see again. | Police have appealed for information. Det Ch Insp Gordon Henderson of Waltham Forest CID said: “This attack has left a man fighting for his life and with terrible eye injuries. This was an innocent man going about his work as a delivery driver, who may never see again. |
| “This is not a time to hesitate, if you have any information about this crime I would appeal that you immediately call police. Your phone call could save some other innocent person; it is imperative that we arrest those responsible.” | “This is not a time to hesitate, if you have any information about this crime I would appeal that you immediately call police. Your phone call could save some other innocent person; it is imperative that we arrest those responsible.” |
| Detectives are also investigating a second incident at 6.30pm on the same night in nearby Tottenham, in which a corrosive substance was thrown in a delivery driver’s face. | Detectives are also investigating a second incident at 6.30pm on the same night in nearby Tottenham, in which a corrosive substance was thrown in a delivery driver’s face. |
| This second victim, also 32, was approached by two men on a scooter who attempted to steal his moped. The corrosive substance was thrown in his face before the suspects fled on a moped. | This second victim, also 32, was approached by two men on a scooter who attempted to steal his moped. The corrosive substance was thrown in his face before the suspects fled on a moped. |
| The victim was treated in hospital but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing. | The victim was treated in hospital but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing. |
| Police have not established whether the two incidents are linked, but detectives in Tottenham and Waltham Forest are liaising closely. | Police have not established whether the two incidents are linked, but detectives in Tottenham and Waltham Forest are liaising closely. |