A 23-year-old held in custody at police station after incident in Bethnal Green that left two men with ‘life-changing’ injuriesA man has been arrested over a suspected acid attack in east London that left two people with serious injuries, Scotland Yard has said. Two men aged 24 and 23 were taken to hospital after a noxious substance was thrown at them at about 7pm on Tuesday in Bethnal Green. The Metropolitan police said: “While their condition is not being treated as life-threatening, it is being treated as life-changing.”A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent on Thursday. He remained in custody at an east London police station. Anyone with information should contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Source: The Guardian July 28, 2017 16:42 UTC