Abdul Ezedi's body was pulled from the River Thames earlier this year following a manhunt after he doused his ex-partner with an alkali.
Acid attacks and other crimes involving corrosive substances soared by 75% last year - but just 8% of offenders ended up in court, new data suggests. The figures, obtained through freedom of information requests to all police forces in the UK, show 1,244 offences were recorded in 2023, up from 710 the previous year.
Read more from Sky News:Protesters target 'Taylor Swift' private airfieldBritish teen missing in Tenerife had 'cut his leg' It is the second consecutive year to see a rise in offences after a 69% year-on-year increase in 2022, following a slight decline in acid violence following the introduction of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 and the COVID-19 pandemic, according to ASTI.
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