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British Police Arrest Man Over Suspected Acid Attack

  Police said Sunday they have arrested a man after a three-year-old boy was seriously injured in a “deliberate” suspected acid attack in central England … Continue reading British Police Arrest Man Over Suspected Acid Attack


Armed British police officers stand on duty outside Parsons Green underground tube station in west London on September 15, 2017, following an incident on an underground tube carriage at the station. Police and ambulance services said they were responding to an “incident” at Parsons Green underground station in west London on Friday, following media reports of an explosion. A Metro.co.uk reporter at the scene was quoted by the paper as saying that a white container exploded on the trai
Armed British police officers                                                                                             Credit: AFP

 

Police said Sunday they have arrested a man after a three-year-old boy was seriously injured in a “deliberate” suspected acid attack in central England on Saturday.

The boy is being treated for “serious burns to his arm and face” in hospital following the mid-afternoon incident at a discount store in the city of Worcester, according to local police.

A 39-year-old man from the nearby city of Wolverhampton was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and remained in custody Sunday, it said.

Police also released photos of three men that investigators would like to speak to.

“At this time we are treating this as a deliberate attack on a three-year-old boy,” chief superintendent Mark Travis said, adding the motive was unclear.

“Officers are working hard to establish exactly what happened and what the substance involved was.

“The incident will rightly shock the local community and I would like to reassure local people that we are carrying out a thorough investigation to identify those responsibly,” he added.

Britain has seen a spike in the number of acid attacks in recent years, with hundreds of incidents in London alone every year.

The trend has prompted government intervention initiatives while police have asked the public for help to try to tackle the problem.

AFP