Eighteen-year-old was reportedly approached in Leyton by moped gang, who sprayed corrosive substance in his faceAn 18-year-old man has sustained possibly life-changing injuries in an acid attack in east London. They threw the acid on him and stole his bike.”The man was taken to an east London hospital after first aid was administered. The acid attack follows a spate of similar incidents involving gangs in east London. A similar attack was perpetrated in Stratford on Sunday when a man had acid thrown in his face after he refused to buy cannabis from two men. There were 455 crimes in London last year where a corrosive substance was used or threatened to be used.

Source: The Guardian August 21, 2017 11:46 UTC