Acid attack in Clapham

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Has anyone else seen this horrible news story? Apparently 9 people have been injured, looks like the original targets were a woman and two children.

What is WRONG with people?!

I'm surprised at that

But I've just had a google, and it is listed as the major trauma centre for SW London, so had been wondering if maybe the 5 most serious are there and the others have gone to other nearby hospitals (St Thomas being the next easiest to drive to from there, Kings also not far). But of course that wouldn't make sense if StG's lacked that service

(Realise this is very much a side issue - but where is the nearest burns unit for that part of London?)

Ugh. It was just by the small boat hotel.

Chelsea and Westminster, I think. Not sure if they do paeds burns or not.

Prob kings - they do more war/violence injury than St G.

Kings def don’t have a burns unit.

Thanks.

I see 0 racial or religious re this on Twitter, luckily.

I didn't think that Belvedere Hotel Clapham (owned by London Hotel Group) was connected to the group of hotels/hostels/centres operated by Stay Belvedere Hotels Ltd. Or am I just unable to keep up with who own/runs what?

Jesus, I've just caught up and this is horrific. Unlikely to be a random attack surely.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13030875/screaming-eyes-Acid-attack-mother-two-children-Londons-Clapham-South-fleeing-scene-nine-hospital.html

It will be a domestic.

Again awful. Its very local to me. Acid attacks by their nature tend to be personalised. The hotel tends to have asylum seekers not all of them from small boats.

Probably, sadly.

my thoughts are with those affected, especially those poor children.

It will be a domestic.

Attacks on children typically are. Men thinking they own women and children and can dispose of them how they like.

What goes in the mind of someone who does this? To actually gain satisfaction from causing someone so much pain and fear? To attack a child? Even if you were angry with someone initially, wouldn’t you think about it as you sat there with acid in a cup? That level of pre-meditation is chilling.

If it's not random, the perp will be identified very quickly. I should hope.

Horrific.

BBC article states that one of those injured was the perpetrator’s partner but doesn’t mention that she was in the car, so perhaps she was trying to stop him?

They do.

A witness said to Sky News that the man was having an argument inside the white car with the woman and then they went out of
the car and had a fight in the street; then the woman started to cry “I can’t see” and the man came back to the car and tried to run her over so crashed the car. The man also took one on the young girls and slammed her twice against the floor. Very sad and horrific event but it does not seem to be a random attack. I hope the police and the news soon clarify.

Has there been any description of the person the police are looking for, other than it is a man?

An attacker who is prepared to use this amount of violence needs to be caught ASAP

My first thought was partner/family.....

I very much hope they arrest him soon

My initial thought is it will be a domestic incident, sadly.

I also thought possibly father of the kids and in some kind of crazed reactive state. Maybe about access to them, as he's clearly an abusive partner and father!

It's taking a long time for them to release details.. and agree not very assuring to those in the immediate area!

That was my first thought too. First I thought 'what kind of man decides to scar his young daughters for life?' But then I remembered how many men look into their children's eyes as they kill them.

SKY has short (B&W, mute) footage of the attack. Won't describe it here, but it's on their website if anyone wants to look. It's not high enough resolution to show what the attacker looks like.