A person has issued a warning about acid assaults in London after having a liquid substance sprayed in his face by a stranger on a moped.
The sufferer, who’s but to be recognized, posted a video on social media describing the horrific incident which left him in hospital on Friday, January 19.
In the footage he says was driving residence in Surbiton, south west London, when a random individual began ‘screaming’ at his automobile window while he was on the cellphone.
The driver then wound down his window and claims to have had neat ammonia sprayed in his face and eyes on the junction of Brighton Road and Portsmouth Road.
The man, whose eyes are very crimson and swollen within the video, was transferred to St George’s Hospital to see a specialist eye guide and initially feared he was going blind, however has since been discharged.
Scotland Yard is now investigating the incident and say preliminary assessments point out a much less dangerous substance than ammonia was used.
The sufferer, who’s but to be recognized, posted a video on social media describing the horrific incident which left him in hospital on Friday, January 19
The man, whose eyes are very crimson and swollen within the video, was transferred to St George’s Hospital to see a specialist eye guide
In the footage, the person says was driving residence in Surbiton, south west London, when a random individual began ‘screaming’ at his automobile window while he was on the cellphone
Officers from the Metropolitan Police attended the incident simply after 6pm with emergency service employees and stated they have been ‘happy’ the person had been discharged from hospital.
The drive say they may utilise all out there techniques, together with evaluation of CCTV and of the liquid, to analyze what occurred.
Police confirmed there had been no arrests at this stage, however appealed for witnesses of the occasion to contact them.
A Scotland Yard spokesperson stated: ‘Officers attended the incident together with emergency providers colleagues. We are happy that the person has been discharged from hospital following therapy.
‘Detectives from the Met’s South West CID are investigating. Their investigation will utilise all out there techniques, together with evaluation of CCTV and of the liquid, which preliminary assessments point out is a much less dangerous substance than ammonia.
‘Any witnesses or anybody with data or dashcam footage is requested to name 101, ref CAD 4727/20jan, or to stay nameless contact Crimestoppers.’
In the video, the person tells individuals to ‘by no means open your automobile window when somebody pulls up subsequent to you’.
He stated: ‘So i used to be driving residence in Serpentine this afternoon and a man was screaming at my window of my automobile and I used to be on the cellphone to a sponsor. When I wound down my window, the man sprayed neat ammonia in my face and in my eyes.
‘I’ve by no means seen the man earlier than. He was driving a moped. So it was only a random assault. So my message to you is rarely open your automobile window when somebody pulls up subsequent to you and begins screaming at your automobile as a result of I’ve simply had acid sprayed in my eyes.’