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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Noah Vickers

Only one in seven acid attacks in London lead to criminal charges, data shows

Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Metropolitan Police have been urged to drive down the number of acid attacks in London which do not result in a suspect being criminally charged.

It comes as a suspected acid attack outside Westminster Academy, near Paddington, this week left two teenagers and a staff member with injuries.

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