An e-scooter rider is being hunted by the Metropolitan Police after a suspected acid attack took place outside a school in west London. The incident caused severe injury to a 14-year-old schoolgirl and also injured another teenager and a staff member. The attacker was wearing a mask or balaclava.
The police subsequently launched a manhunt, and described the suspect as a tall and slim black male, wearing dark clothes and riding an e-scooter. The victims were approached on Alfred Road by the perpetrator “who threw a substance at them before fleeing down Harrow Road.” The attack took place outside Westminster Academy, Westbourne Park, after school hours on the Monday afternoon.
Currently, the girl is still in the hospital with potentially life-changing injuries. However, the staff member, a 27-year-old woman has been discharged. The injured boy (16-year-old) was not a pupil, but a member of the public. Westminster Academy held no physical lessons the day after the attack with both staff and pupils remaining at home.
The school opened as normal with staff warned to expect police presence on site. The attack comes as the British Government is preparing to introduce measures for tougher regulations on the use of electric scooters, including potential mandatory registration for anyone using an e-scooter. E-scooters have faced criticism from safety experts over the risks of pavement accidents and illegal or dangerous driving decisions
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