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Three men arrested after suspected acid attack on three-year-old boy in the UK

The three men were arrested in London after the attack at a shop in Worcester.

POLICE IN THE UK have arrested three men after a suspected acid attack on a three-year-old boy.

The attack happened in Worcester, in the English West Midlands, but the three men were arrested yesterday in London.

The men – aged 22, 25 and 26 – have been detained on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm.

The boy sustained serious burns to his arm and face in the incident, which happened around 2.15pm on Saturday afternoon in the Home Bargains shop in Shrub Hill Retail Park, Tallow Hill in Worcester.

Detective inspector Tony Garner from West Mercia Police said: “We’d like to thank everyone who shared our appeal over the weekend and contacted us with information; all of this is helping us to build up a better picture of this incident.

We’re continuing to urge anyone else with information to contact us.

A 39-year-old man from Wolverhampton was also arrested yesterday on the same charge. He remains in police custody today.

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    Mute Marcus Massey
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    Jul 23rd 2018, 7:44 AM

    This defies any sort of anything. The INTENDED victim appears to have been a 3 year old. INTENDED!

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    Jul 23rd 2018, 7:51 AM

    Monsters,just absolute f_ing Monsters.

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    Jul 23rd 2018, 9:56 AM

    Just pour it over their faces & lock them in a room.I know two wrongs don’t make a right but it’s satisfying.

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    Jul 23rd 2018, 11:14 AM

    @Daithi: 1 wrong doesnt make a right either. This is stomach churning. Ur correct. Get medieval on these guys.

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    Jul 23rd 2018, 7:34 AM

    Im assuming the child wasn’t the intended victim… however its disgusting either way. What sort of animals are out there… hope they obliterate them in prison.

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    Jul 23rd 2018, 7:38 AM

    @Andi O Donoghue: the police believe he was the intended victim

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    Jul 23rd 2018, 9:48 AM

    @Andi O Donoghue: he was the intended victim. Look up the story on the BBC it has slightly more information.

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    Jul 23rd 2018, 7:20 AM

    Three men … wtf…i just … well …. ummm… what???? Why??? Does it matter??? Jail .. dont see the point.. would they survive…

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    Jul 23rd 2018, 7:34 PM

    @Eugene Tyson: send them back to the middle East

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    Jul 23rd 2018, 9:59 AM

    Great news that they were caught.

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    Jul 23rd 2018, 1:24 PM

    Death penalty.

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    Jul 23rd 2018, 2:15 PM

    @Matthew Gorman: Death penalty too quick. Eye for an eye. Tie them down and pour the same acid on them. And when they are squeeling in agony pour some more on

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    Jul 23rd 2018, 1:10 PM

    I hope they suffer horrendous physical and psychological abuse daily in prison for the remainder of their worthless lives.

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    Jul 23rd 2018, 7:25 PM

    I find this so upsetting it actually brings me to tears. hard to imagine why. I definitely advocate death for these men. They’ll be killed in prison.

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