LAST UPDATE | 1 Oct 2024

A 14-year-old girl has been left with potentially life-changing injuries after a suspected acid attack outside a school in London in the UK.

The London Metropolitan Police have described the suspect as a tall, slim, Black male, wearing dark clothing with his face obscured, possibly by a mask or balaclava. He allegedly rode an e-scooter to and from the scene.

Police are appealing for information.

“If you have information that can help us, it is imperative that you tell us immediately. The area at the time was busy with people and cars,” Detective Chief Inspector Dean Purvis.

I am particularly interested in hearing from anyone who might have captured dash cam footage that can help us establish what happened.”

A boy aged 16 and a 27-year-old woman were also injured after a substance was thrown at pupils and a staff member outside Westminster Academy, a school on Alfred Road in the Westbourne Park area of west London, on Monday afternoon.

Police on patrol were flagged down by school staff shortly after 4.40pm.

Both teenagers remain in hospital, with the boy’s injuries described as not life-threatening or life-changing.

The woman has since been discharged.

London’s Metropolitan Police force said two officers were also taken to hospital as a precaution after they reported feeling unwell.