Data obtained from the Met Police shows that in the ten years from 2008 to 2018, acid attacks in London increased by 430 per cent, from 59 cases to 313. Worse, my home borough of Kingston – otherwise one of the safest in London – is among the worst in the city for acid attacks. My research shows a precipitous increase in these offences in Kingston, from three in 2015 to 13 last year – down from a...
