Two chemical attacks took place in less than two hours and about 500 yards apart in East London.
Scotland Yard revealed that a 26-year-old woman was a victim of an acid attack on 27th December 2017. She suffered from life-changing burns to her leg and face when she was attack shortly before 7pm, near South Quay Docklands Light Railway station on the Isle of Dogs.
Approximately an hour and a half later at Crossharbour, an Asian man who was leaving the station was attacked with an alkaline solution.
The Asian man's attackers attackers are described to be two white men aged between the age 20 to 20, and about 5 foot 10 inches in height. They are said to have been in a Volkswagen car. One man wore a grey hooded top with a baseball cap, while the other man was dressed in a blue jacket and sported a short beard.
Police stated that the attacks were not linked. The National Police Chiefs' Council revealed that there have been 431 similar attacks across the country in the 6 months to April, compared with 261 in 2016.
