- Two men were injured outside Abbey’s Children Centre in Barking, east London
- Police confirmed a suspected corrosive substance was used during the incident
- Officers said the children’s centre was not involved in this afternoon’s attack
- Police said they are treating today’s attack as a road rage incident
An ‘acid attack’ victim was heard ‘screaming in pain’ after he was sprayed during a blazing road rage row outside a nursery in east London.
Two men were left injured as a result of the terrifying incident, by Abbey’s Children Centre in Barking, today.
Police confirmed a ‘corrosive substance’ had been hurled at the pair and a man – believed aged in his 30s – suffered minor injuries.
The suspected road rage attack happened outside the Abbey Children’s Centre, pictured, on North Street in Barking, east London at around midday according to the Metropolitan Police
Police confirmed the lunchtime attack involved a corrosive substance
One resident, who did not wish to be named, said he had heard ‘commotion’ coming from men in three parked cars at the scene.
He told the Sun: ‘They we’re having an argument in the middle of the road.
‘Then I just saw one of the men leap back and start holding his legs.He was screaming out in pain and then sat on the nursery steps. It’s awful.’
Scotland Yard confirmed the incident was the result of a ‘road rage’ dispute.
Police stressed Abbey’s Children Centre was not involved in the incident. No arrests have been made.
Last week, Home Secretary Amber Rudd announced plans to ban the sale of acid and other corrosive liquids to children under the age of 18.
Recent figures have shown that Barking and Dagenham are among the current hotspots for acid attacks in London.
Previously, Barking and Dagenham Council admitted they were considering evicting anyone convicted of an acid attack from council property.