Masked gang break into homes and spray victims with chemicals in string of attacks
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Police were first called just before 11.15pm on Wednesday to Highfield Avenue, near Brent Cross, where four men forced entry into a property before threatening the resident – a woman in her 40s – with a knife and throwing an unknown substance towards her. The fourth burglary took place the following night on Harrowdene Road at around 8.45pm, in which four men forced entry into the property and threatened its occupant with a liquid. View more Some 25 minutes later, police were called to Greenford Road, where a group of men broke into a home and assaulted three women – two in their 20s and one in her 60s – with a corrosive substance, according to Scotland Yard.
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