Clapham: Police launch manhunt after corrosive substance attack injures mother and children
A mother screamed for help as she and her two young daughters were doused in a corrosive substance in a “targeted attack” - leaving her and a three-year-old with potentially life-changing injuries.
Police are hunting for a man who fled the scene of the horrifying incident in Clapham, south London, at around 7.25pm on Wednesday night which left at least nine people injured, including the mother, 31, and her daughters aged three and eight.
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Hero passersby who rushed to help the woman and her children were also hurt, along with police officers who were first to respond to the attack.
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Police confirmed on Thursday the mother and children were doused
