Alarm as acid attacks soar by 69% with more women than men affected for first time

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Acid attacks have soared by 69 per cent in an alarming reversal of declining rates with more women than men affected for the first time, a charity has warned.

Data from police forces showed 710 violent acid attacks were recorded in 2022 in England and Wales – up from 421 the previous year, Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI) found.