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Alarm as acid attacks in England and Wales soar by 69% (710 up from 421) - Levin - 24-10-2023

Amy-Clare Martin
Crime Correspondent
4 days ago


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

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710 violent acid attacks were recorded in 2022 in England and Wales – up from 421 the previous year

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Some 339 women were targeted versus 317 men in 2022, while the victim’s gender was not recorded in 48 cases. This is up from 172 women the year before, when 227 men were targeted.


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/acid-attacks-rise-katie-piper-b2431988.html

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RE: Alarm as acid attacks in England and Wales soar by 69% (710 up from 421) - Levin - 24-10-2023

‘I’d rather have been shot or stabbed’: Acid attack survivor tells of horror amid surge in attacks






Full report at: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/d-rather-shot-stabbed-acid-092609517.html

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