'It was quite horrific' - man in slippers who chased attacker
A couple who live on Lessar Avenue - where the incident unfolded - said they ran into the street after hearing a cry for help and then the sound of a car crashing.
"We came outside and saw this guy and he took a girl out of the car and he slammed her to the ground twice," a man, who did not want to give his name, said.
"I chased him half way down the road, but I was in slippers so didn't get very far.
"As I came back, that's when I saw the woman who had been attacked ... so I ran inside to get some water and just sprayed her down with water.
"It was quite horrific."
What happened?
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A white car was left abandoned on the street in ClaphamImage caption: A white car was left abandoned on the street in Clapham
A mother and her two girls were doused in their car with a "corrosive substance" in Clapham, south London on Wednesday evening. One witness told the BBC that the mother cried: "I can't see, I can't see".
Eight people were taken to hospital - five to a major trauma centre.
A neighbour, who did not want to give his name, said “we came outside and saw this guy and he took a girl out of the car and he slammed her to the ground twice”.
Eight taken to hospital after south London 'acid' attack
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You've joined our live coverage of an attack in south London, in which a mother and her two daughters were doused with a “corrosive substance”.
Eight people have been taken to hospital - a ninth was discharged at the scene - and police have launched a manhunt to find the attacker.
It's Gabriela Pomeroy, Tarik Habte, Sam Hancock and James FitzGerald monitoring events this morning. Stay with us and we’ll bring you any lines we receive from the emergency services.
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'It was quite horrific' - man in slippers who chased attacker
A couple who live on Lessar Avenue - where the incident unfolded - said they ran into the street after hearing a cry for help and then the sound of a car crashing.
"We came outside and saw this guy and he took a girl out of the car and he slammed her to the ground twice," a man, who did not want to give his name, said.
"I chased him half way down the road, but I was in slippers so didn't get very far.
"As I came back, that's when I saw the woman who had been attacked ... so I ran inside to get some water and just sprayed her down with water.
"It was quite horrific."
What happened?
A mother and her two girls were doused in their car with a "corrosive substance" in Clapham, south London on Wednesday evening. One witness told the BBC that the mother cried: "I can't see, I can't see".
Eight people were taken to hospital - five to a major trauma centre.
A neighbour, who did not want to give his name, said “we came outside and saw this guy and he took a girl out of the car and he slammed her to the ground twice”.
Eight taken to hospital after south London 'acid' attack
You've joined our live coverage of an attack in south London, in which a mother and her two daughters were doused with a “corrosive substance”.
Eight people have been taken to hospital - a ninth was discharged at the scene - and police have launched a manhunt to find the attacker.
It's Gabriela Pomeroy, Tarik Habte, Sam Hancock and James FitzGerald monitoring events this morning. Stay with us and we’ll bring you any lines we receive from the emergency services.