Five injured and cars damaged after 'teens on mopeds throw acid' near children's football practice

Five people have been treated by emergency services following an apparent 'acid attack’, which also left seven vehicles badly damaged. The horror took place at around 6:30pm on Wednesday evening, when horrified parents watched as youngsters on a moped threw a substance over the vehicles in the town of Corby, in Northamptonshire, just yards away from where a children’s football practice was taking place.

The young people had been arriving to train with Hellenic Fisher FC when the scene unfolded, according to the Northamptonshire Telegraph, with armed police and ambulance soon racing to the scene on Burghley Road. According to eyewitnesses at the scene, up to four motorbikes, mopeds and e-bikes roared across the fields before one stopped and the people on it threw a substance over seven cars.

In total, five people were treated by emergency services at the scene before thankfully being released without significant injuries.

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In addition, following the attack on the cars, several bystanders attempted to hose off the liquid before realising it smelt acidic, with police now believing that the substance used was a kind of solvent or hydrochloric acid - however this has yet to be confirmed. Further testing is due to take place tomorrow to confirm which substance was used.

Reflecting on the incident, Corby Police Sergeant Keely Cox said: "We are using all our resources this evening to catch the perpetrators. We do not believe this was a targeted attack. Five people have been treated although there are thankfully no serious injuries.

"There have been at least seven cars damaged. This is exactly the kind of serious incident that Operation Pacify has been set up to prevent and we will do everything we can to try to catch those responsible.”