A 35-year-old man has been arrested after a suspected acid attack on a girl outside a school in west London. Teagan McFarlane, 14, remains in hospital with “potentially life-changing” injuries and has undergone surgery.
A 16-year-old boy was also injured outside Westminster Academy, Westbourne Park, on Monday afternoon, while a staff member was hurt trying to help them.
The Metropolitan Police said the man was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, and remains in custody.Detectives said “a lone man” threw a substance at the teenagers before fleeing on an electric scooter along Harrow Road.
Corey McFarlane, Teagan’s father, said “words could not express the shock, pain, and trauma” his daughter is going through, “both physically and emotionally”.
He added that she was initially discharged from hospital, but was later readmitted. The 16-year-old boy was treated at hospital and has now been allowed home.
Source: BBC
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