Children's drink bottles 'being used by acid attackers to squirt victims'

Acid attackers are reportedly using children's fruit-flavoured drink bottles to inflict maximum damage on their victims.

Many soft drink containers have nozzles which enable a powerful squirt of noxious substances with one squeeze.

Police in London have been told to check bottles of one particular brand of drink found on anyone during searches on the capital’s streets, The Sun reports.

Amid a recent spike in attacks, former Flying Squad chief Barry Phillips told the newspaper: “Who would ever think a [drink bottle] might be used to fire acid at someone?”

It comes after Home Secretary Amber Rudd announced a review into harsher punishments for the brutal attacks.

Culprits could face life in prison as part of the crackdown.

On Thursday night, Five people were squirted by two thugs on mopeds who left one of their victims with life-changing injuries in north and east London.

Another person was injured in an acid attack on Friday in Dagenham, making it the sixth assault with corrosive liquid in just 24 hours.