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http://news.sky.com/story/1331145/cowardly-chemical-attacks-double-over-six-years
By Emma Birchley, East of England Correspondent
The number of chemical attacks against individuals has almost doubled in the past six years as evidence grows that criminals are using acid as a cheap but devastating weapon.
Four weeks ago, Wayne Ingold was collecting his post when two young men started banging at the communal front door of his flat in Witham, Essex.
When he opened it, they squirted liquid in his face from a drinks bottle. It was acid.
"I just panicked and the pain was just unbelievable and was getting worse by the second and I thought, 'This is acid'," he said.
"My face was turning yellow or it seemed to be and I didn't want to put water on it as I didn't know how it would affect it."
In fact, that was exactly what he should have done and when the paramedics arrived, they stood him in the shower for 25 minutes. But significant damage had already been done.
By Emma Birchley, East of England Correspondent
The number of chemical attacks against individuals has almost doubled in the past six years as evidence grows that criminals are using acid as a cheap but devastating weapon.
Four weeks ago, Wayne Ingold was collecting his post when two young men started banging at the communal front door of his flat in Witham, Essex.
When he opened it, they squirted liquid in his face from a drinks bottle. It was acid.
"I just panicked and the pain was just unbelievable and was getting worse by the second and I thought, 'This is acid'," he said.
"My face was turning yellow or it seemed to be and I didn't want to put water on it as I didn't know how it would affect it."
In fact, that was exactly what he should have done and when the paramedics arrived, they stood him in the shower for 25 minutes. But significant damage had already been done.
