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| Woman suffers serious injuries after acid attack in Birmingham | Woman suffers serious injuries after acid attack in Birmingham |
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| A woman has suffered serious injuries to her face after becoming the latest victim of an acid attack in Britain. | A woman has suffered serious injuries to her face after becoming the latest victim of an acid attack in Britain. |
| The 47-year-old was targeted at about 10am on Tuesday in the Ladywood area of Birmingham by an individual on a passing moped or bicycle. | The 47-year-old was targeted at about 10am on Tuesday in the Ladywood area of Birmingham by an individual on a passing moped or bicycle. |
| West Midlands police appealed for witnesses or anyone who may have information. “Police are investigating an attack in which a corrosive substance was thrown at a woman in Ladywood, Birmingham, just after 10am this morning,” the force said in a statement. | West Midlands police appealed for witnesses or anyone who may have information. “Police are investigating an attack in which a corrosive substance was thrown at a woman in Ladywood, Birmingham, just after 10am this morning,” the force said in a statement. |
| Police said the woman was thought to have been in the vicinity of Northbrook Street when the substance was thrown at her. She was taken to hospital for treatment. | Police said the woman was thought to have been in the vicinity of Northbrook Street when the substance was thrown at her. She was taken to hospital for treatment. |
| A three-year-old boy was targeted in a separate suspected acid attack at a shop in Worcester on Saturday. A 41-year-old man from Wolverhampton has become the fifth person arrested over allegations of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. | A three-year-old boy was targeted in a separate suspected acid attack at a shop in Worcester on Saturday. A 41-year-old man from Wolverhampton has become the fifth person arrested over allegations of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. |
| Officers are continuing to question three men from London aged in their 20s who were arrested early on Monday in connection with the alleged acid attack on the child. | Officers are continuing to question three men from London aged in their 20s who were arrested early on Monday in connection with the alleged acid attack on the child. |
| A 39-year-old man from Wolverhampton who was arrested on Sunday also remains in custody after the attack, which left the boy with burns to his face and arm. | A 39-year-old man from Wolverhampton who was arrested on Sunday also remains in custody after the attack, which left the boy with burns to his face and arm. |
| Britain has one of world’s highest rates of corrosive substance attacks. The number of crimes using acid or other “noxious substances” has more than doubled in London over recent years. | Britain has one of world’s highest rates of corrosive substance attacks. The number of crimes using acid or other “noxious substances” has more than doubled in London over recent years. |
| In the capital, the number of incidents rose from 186 between April 2014 and March 2015 to 397 during the same period in 2016-17. | In the capital, the number of incidents rose from 186 between April 2014 and March 2015 to 397 during the same period in 2016-17. |
| In April, Amber Rudd, the then home secretary, launched the government’s strategy to tackle serious violence. Underpinned by £40m of Home Office funding and a new offensive weapons bill, the strategy set out a range of measures to tackle the use of knives, guns and acid in violent attacks. | In April, Amber Rudd, the then home secretary, launched the government’s strategy to tackle serious violence. Underpinned by £40m of Home Office funding and a new offensive weapons bill, the strategy set out a range of measures to tackle the use of knives, guns and acid in violent attacks. |
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