Racist Acid Attacker Targets Mum With Baby

A mother has suffered burns after acid was thrown at her as she walked with her six-month-old baby by a man who had racially abused her.

The attack - which police have described as "appalling" - happened as the 29-year-old victim entered a subway leading to Salford Shopping City in Broad Street in Pendleton, Greater Manchester.

The woman - who was pushing a pram - heard a man with a British accent make a racist and a sexual comment to her before feeling a liquid being thrown on her back, a police spokesman said.

When she turned around she saw a man in his 40s holding a plastic container.

He then threw more of the liquid onto her chest before running away towards Broad Street.

The woman, who has not been named, suffered burns to her chest and back. She is in a stable condition in hospital.

The baby was not injured in the attack, which happened at around 2pm on Thursday.

The man is described as being white, stocky, and between 5ft 10in and 6ft 2in tall. He had very short, dark hair which is balding at the back.

He had blue eyes, a dimple in his chin and a red mark - like a burn - on his bottom lip. The attacker also had peeling skin on his cheek bones and had stubble.

He wore a long-sleeved dark grey jumper, black tracksuit bottoms and black Adidas trainers.

Detective Constable Jim Harris, from Salford CID, said: "This is an appalling attack on a lady who was walking with her very young baby.

"Thankfully none of the corrosive liquid hit the baby or went on the victim's face as the incident could have been a lot worse than it already is.

"I would urge anyone who may have seen this man running away from the subway or may have witnessed the attack to contact police as soon as possible."

Anyone with information is asked to phone police on 0161 856 5097 or Crimestoppers , anonymously, on 0800 555 111 .