Cultura da Violência

A delivery driver has spoken about the terrifying moment he felt "fire on my face" and realised he was the victim of an acid attack. Jabed Hussain, 32, was the first of five moped riders burned by a corrosive substance during a spate of alleged robberies in north and east London on Thursday night. Police suspect two teenagers, aged 15 and 16, sprayed acid into the victims' faces and then tried to make off with their bikes.

Another suspected acid attack has been launched in London, less than 24 hours after a spate of five similar incidents. The Metropolitan Police said they were called at around 5pm on Friday to reports of an attempted robbery of a moped in Dagenham. The rider, in his 20s, was approached by two men on another moped who squirted what was described as a “noxious substance” at him.

Knife crime has for years been the primary concern of law enforcement agencies battling gang violence. The prevalence of knives in Britain’s cities, and the apparent willingness of young men to use them, has resulted in ever-increasing numbers of victims.

An acid attack victim is offering a £10,000 reward in a desperate effort to track down the men who remain on the run more than a year after “burning half his face off”. Mr Khan, who did not wish to use his real name, was opening up one of his businesses in Luton when he was approached by a stranger who had been waiting in a car outside.

Two men from Bedford and a man from Loughborough were held in connection with the incident.

As two teenage boys are convicted over an acid attack in Essex, the unintended victim speaks about his "year of hell".

Nobody has been arrested in connection with the attack on a man in Luton in May 2016.

What is leading to the rise in acid attacks in the UK and what can be done to stop them from happening?

Crimes desse tipo mais do que duplicaram na Inglaterra desde 2012, de acordo com estatísticas da polícia; maioria dos casos aconteceu em Londres