British-Pakistani man survives acid attack by group of teenagers
Thursday, November 17th, 2016 10:51:26 by fatimaarshad
A Pakistan-born British man became victim of hate crime in London as a group of white teenagers threw acid on his face and then ran away. The victim, identified as 37-year-old Imran Khan was left with severe burn marks on his face but thankfully, he was saved from deep injuries.
According to the details provided of the incident, Khan was attacked by 14 teenagers in Barking, Essex, just a few minutes before he tried to deliver a pizza from his shop.
“There were a group of 13 or 14 of them – they just surrounded me. They started swearing at me and I didn’t know what to do,” he said. “They took the food off me and threw it at my face.”
Apparently the boys had it all planned and they sprayed acid over Khan from a Lucozade bottle through his car window. He said that a passer-by immediately alerted the police and then the gang ran-off.
“My face was burning — it was horrible,” he recalled. “I was in a lot of pain and couldn’t even open my eyes it was that bad.” Imran screamed for help from a shopkeeper based just yards away. The shopkeeper poured a big bottle of water on his face to cool him down. “I think that’s what saved me. The burns didn’t go too deep thank goodness,” he said.
After a short while, Khan was rushed to the Queen’s Hospital, Romford, where he was administered treatment and was kept for a night. He was released the next day after receiving intensive treatment.
The father of five is shocked and angered over this incident. “I’m more angry than anything. They should be punished for what they’ve done,” he added. “If they did this to me, what could they do to more vulnerable people?”
The Metropolitan police have launched an investigation into the matter and they are now hunting down the perpetrators.
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on Nov 17 2016. Filed under Pakistan.
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