Almost fifty acid attack crimes a WEEK take place in England and Wales, shocking probe finds

ALMOST 50 acid attack crimes a week take place in England and Wales, a shocking Sun on Sunday probe found.

They included actual assaults plus the ­corrosive chemical’s involvement in threats, blackmail, incidents in schools and even rape.

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Our investigation uncovered more than 300 crimes linked to acid in a two-month span.

And when estimates are added in for the forces that failed to respond to our Freedom of Information probe, including the biggest force, London’s Met, the total reaches about 420.

West Midlands cops probed three offences of GBH involving acid.

In Devon and Cornwall, bleach was thrown in a woman’s face in a domestic incident.

Police in Cambridgeshire dealt with two separate school incidents of acid threats.

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Past victims include model Katie Piper, disfigured after thug Stefan Sylvestre threw sulphuric acid at her in 2008.

Only 100 chemical attacks were recorded between 2007 and 2011 but there were 2,602 from 2015 to 2018.

David Spencer, of the Centre for Crime Prevention, called for “long prison sentences for carrying out attacks and serious repercussions for making threats”.

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