Police Say Britain Now a Global Capital for Acid Attacks
Police have revealed that Britain is one of the world’s worst countries on earth for acid attacks, with more than 800 now recorded each year.
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Panic in London Shopping Centre as Six Injured in ‘Mass Acid Attack’
A teenager has been arrested after multiple victims were sprayed with acid around a busy shopping mall in east London on Saturday night. Officers were called to the scene of the attacks at the Stratford Centre, near the Olympic Park,
US Students in Acid Attack in France Forgive Assailant
PARIS (AP) — The four American college students attacked with acid at a Marseille train station have forgiven their assailant, who reportedly suffers from a mental illness, a university spokesman said Monday.
After Near 1,000 Arrests, 28 Officers Injured, UK Police Union Boss Calls For Notting Hill Carnival To Be Cancelled
Some 313 people were arrested during this year’s Notting Hill Carnival with a further 656 made proactively in the weeks beforehand, and now the boss of the London Police Federation has called time on the annual party which is known
London’s Notting Hill Carnival Goes Ahead After Hundreds of Arrests, Acid Attack
London has experienced again the annual Notting Hill Carnival, which went ahead on Sunday and Monday after hundreds of arrests.
Notting Hill Carnival: Police Warn of Acid Attacks and Leftist Thugs
London police have warned people to prepare for acid attacks and an inflow of opportunist thugs using the Grenfell fire tragedy as a pretext for trouble at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival.
Three Injured by ‘Unidentified Substance Delivered in Envelope’ To London’s Borough Market
Police launched an investigation at London’s Borough Market Thursday afternoon after three people were injured by a substance delivered by post. London Fire Brigade said they had been called to a “chemical incident” at a restaurant in the world-famous market
London Police Find Violent Gangs, Acid Attacks, and Moped Crime ‘Linked’
Police have found “emerging links” between violent gang crime and the recent surge in acid and moped attacks across the London area.
UK: Acid Attacks Now at ‘Epidemic Levels’, Says Burns Surgeon
A burns surgeon who treats many acid attack victims coming out of East London has suggested that the proliferation of such crimes is now at epidemic levels.
Acid Attack Capital: Man Hospitalised After ‘Liquid’ Used in Robbery Near Harrods
A man was rushed to hospital from the exclusive Knightsbridge neighbourhood of London Monday evening after he was the target of an apparent acid attack.
Rahad Hussain Arrested Following London Acid Attack Which Left Victims With ‘Life-changing’ Injuries
A man has been arrested following yet another suspected acid attack in London, said to have left its victims with “life-changing” injuries.
Crews on Alert After Female Paramedic Attacked With ‘Noxious Substance’ In Suspected Gang Attack
Amidst a spate of acid attacks, ambulance crews in London are on heightened alert over their own safety after a paramedic was attacked with chemicals while driving to an emergency. The 32-year-old ambulance driver, who wishes to remain anonymous, was
London Acid Attacks: 16-Year-Old Charged With 15 Offences
London’s Metropolitan Police have now arrested two young men following a spate of acid attacks in London Thursday, which left victims with life changing injuries.
London: Teen Arrested After Five Acid Attacks in 84 Minutes
Police are treating a series of acid attacks Thursday night across London as linked, and have arrested a 16-year-old male.
Cousins Suffer ‘Life-Changing’ Injuries After Acid Attack in East London
A young woman was badly hurt and her cousin left in a coma after a man hurled acid at the pair as their car stopped at a red light driving through Beckton, East London, on Wednesday.
UK World’s Acid Attack Capital; Assaults Up 74 Per Cent in One Year
The UK now has the highest number of reported acid attacks per person, with 1,800 assaults using corrosive liquid since 2010 in London alone, according to charity Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI). The number of assaults using acid and corrosive
Toddler, Parents Rushed to Hospital after London Acid Attack
A family has suffered injuries described as “life-changing” after ‘strong acid’ was thrown at a two year old boy and his parents on a street in North London. Emergency services were called to a residential street in Islington on Saturday
Acid Attacks On The Rise, Majority Of Victims Are White Men
Fewer than half of acid attack victims pursue criminal charges against their attackers, researchers have found. The study, also revealed that, contrary to the common perception of acid attacks, the majority of victims were white men. Researchers from the St.
