Southport MP Damien Moore has written to the Home Secretary after Saturday nights acid attack in Southport.

Damien said...

Last week, one of my constituents was injured with a corrosive liquid in a shocking and unprovoked attack whilst walking home. He was left with serious burns to his face and eyes, and injuries that can only be described as life-changing.


Since then, several constituents have written to ask me to raise this issue in Parliament, and today I have written to the Home Secretary to ask for an update on the government review launched in July.

I firmly believe that the sentencing of offenders who choose to use corrosive liquid to carry out their heinous crimes does not reflect the damage done to their victims and have further called for changes to the sale of corrosive substances and tougher sentencing.

I hope tougher sentencing for acid attacks quickly comes into place. I also hope that the government re think the number of police on the streets. Low level crime which we have experienced so much of in Southport in recent years was bound to turn into much worse when ignored.