Ten years for acid thrower

Bethnal Green

An acid thrower who severely burnt two men in a parked car for ‘no apparent reason’ has been jailed for 10 years. Rahad Hussain, 24, hurled concentrated sulphuric acid at Mohammed Ahmed, 24, and Mohammad Hussain, 25, causing the skin on their face to start ‘peeling’ off. The two men were sitting in Mr Ahmed’s black Volkswagen Jetta on Braintree Street, Bethnal Green, east London, on 25 July when they saw Hussain drive past and wave at them. Hussain returned…

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