Boy scarred for life after 'random' acid attack

I'd hate to see any other parent go through what we had to

Violent crimes involving acid and other corrosive liquids have soared by 30 percent in the last two years, according to an investigation by the Press Association.

A mother of a teenager who was attacked with acid in May this year is now calling for a restriction on the sale of corrosive cleaning products to try and put a stop to these attacks.

Lee Elliot and his friends were waiting at a train station in Essex when they were attacked by 17-year-old Alexander Bassey who sprayed a high-corrosive chemical over them.

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