Last night an “corrosive substance attack” taken place in Clapham, South London. Here’s the latest set of updates on the situation.
- A man attacked a family with a corrosive alkaline substance on Wednesday night
- A 31 year old mother, as well as her 3 and 8 year old daughters are now in hospital.
- Their injuries are not life threatening, but they may be “life changing.”
- Several others, including police, were also injured in intervening, taking the total number of victims up to 8
- They were attacked while in a car
- The perpetrator escaped, first by car, then by foot and has not yet been caught.