Acid Attack At Ockendon Station, Essex, Sees Five Hospitalised And One Arrested

Two teenagers were left with 'potentially life-changing' injuries.
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A youth has been arrested after a group of teenagers suffered serious injuries in a suspected acid attack at a railway station.

The five friends, aged between 16 and 18, were sprayed with an unknown substance in the unprovoked attack

The incident took place on a platform at Ockendon station in Essex in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to the Press Association. 

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Shortly after 12.40am, a male travelling with nine other people left a train, approached the victims and squirted the liquid over them before rejoining the late-night service towards Barking, police said.

Two of the teenagers were burned, with "potentially life-changing" injuries to their eyes, face and mouth, police said.

A 17-year-old from Dagenham was arrested after he contacted police following an appeal for information.

All five victims have since been discharged from hospital.

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