BREAKING NEWS: Acid attack police officer shows off victim’s burnt coat
A shopkeeper has told how two teenagers raced into his East London off licence and screamed ‘We’ve got acid on us!’ as their skin was ‘peeling off’.
The man, who has asked not to be named, recalled the terrifying incident where two men were targeted with a ‘noxious substance’ in Roman Road, Bethnal Green, at around 7pm this evening.
Four fire engines, police and paramedics are at the scene, which has been cordoned off.
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The shopkeeper told the AP: ‘They were two Bengali boys who came into the shop. They had acid on their face and they were burning – their skin was peeling off.
‘I just gave them water, they were shouting and I gave them water and they were washing their faces.
‘They said: “We have got acid on us, we have got acid on us.”
Acid attacks – an escalating problem
455 acid attacks were reported to Scotland Yard last year — a rise of 74 per cent
20 people were convicted of offences but more than a third of perpetrators were never caught
Between January and April this year alone there were 114 attacks
Surgery often involves multiple skin graft operations to reconstruct eyelids, noses and ears
Victims can also be left blind
‘They were pouring the water over themselves in the shop, and it had got into their clothes. One of them was pouring it down his trousers.
‘I was really scared. They were crying and saying: “Put the water on me”.
‘I called the ambulance at 6.56pm but they took half an hour to get here. They were on the phone for more than 20 minutes. It really p***ed me off. They took a long time.
‘The fire brigade and police were here really quickly – they are stationed just around the corner.
‘The ambulance caller was asking a lot of questions about it but what do I do – deal with the call or the water?
‘I’ve never seen anything like this before. It’s really scary.
‘I think the boys had been attacked elsewhere and then got in their car and drove here to get water. Their car was outside.
‘Their face and their legs were all burnt. One of them was saying: “Put the water in my jeans”.
Witnesses said a blue tarpaulin has been erected to shield the victim from the public.
Footage posted online by Chris Lennon shows a topless man pouring water on to his face as he is surrounded by five paramedics as a policeman watches on.
Another man is seen sitting on the pavement as he has his blood pressure taken by the medics.
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A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: ‘Police in Tower Hamlets are dealing with a suspected noxious substance attack on two males in Roman Road, E2.
‘Officers were flagged down in the area at 7pm on Tuesday, 25 July by the two males who are believed to be aged in their late teens.
‘London Ambulance Service attended the scene.
‘Both have been taken to an east London hospital for treatment after an unknown liquid was thrown at them. Their injuries are not life threatening.
‘No arrests have been made.
‘Enquiries are ongoing.
‘A crime scene remains in place. Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call police on 101.’
This latest incident comes after it was announced yesterday that police are now being provided with acid response kits to tackle the escalating scourge of violence.
West Midlands Police said that they are issuing guidelines for dealing with corrosive liquids in accordance with national police policy and 1,000 acid relief kits were given to Met Office police officers.
Five litre bottles of water are now to be stocked in emergency patrol cars across the the capital to provide vital and immediate treatment on the scene.
‘We’ve got acid on us’: Two teenagers with ‘skin peeling off’ race into an off licence screaming for water after ‘bleach’ is thrown in their faces in the latest East London ‘face melter’ assault
A shopkeeper has told how two teenagers raced into his East London off licence and screamed ‘We’ve got acid on us!’ as their skin was ‘peeling off’.
The man, who has asked not to be named, recalled the terrifying incident where two men were targeted with a ‘noxious substance’, thought to be bleach, in Roman Road, Bethnal Green, at around 7pm this evening.
The attack comes after five people had acid thrown in their faces in north and East London on July 13.
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