'Taken to hospital then transferred to burns unit'

OUTLINING the details of the aftermath of the attack in court, prosecutor Miss Sara Haque said: “The boy ran towards his friend who describes him as panicked and shouting “I've had something thrown on me, its starting to burn - I think it’s acid”.

- JON HARRIS CAVENDISH PRESS

“The friend could see his face was wet and shiny and he had already a red mark on his lip.

“He touched his face, accidentally spreading the liquid around and was saying it hurt.