Worcester Acid Attack: Father Of Three-Year-Old Boy Appears In Court

[wolf63]

I thought that this was a, twisted, revenge attack but this news story is sad. To use acid in any attack is evil - to it to attack a child is beyond .


https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/25/worcester-acid-attack-father-of-three-year-old-boy-appears-in-court

[anotheoldgit]

It says that the father is an Afghan seeking asylum in this country.

Well after a spell in prison and the treatment he will receive from the other inmates, he'll hopefully wish he had stayed in Afghanistan.

[Old_Geezer]

If true, that sounds hardly credible. To do that to your own child. Some extremely disturbed people walking around free in society :-(

[naomi24]

OG, the thinking appears to be that he intended the acid for his wife - and missed.

[Jackdaw33]

Was the mother present at the time of the incident and the wrong person was targeted? Not that it makes any difference, the doctrine of transferred malice is well-established under Common Law and provides no grounds for mitigation. "I didn't mean to hit A, I meant to hit B" will get you absolutely nowhere. It does not negate the Mens Rea of intent; in past times it led some to the gallows.

[naomi24]

Jackdaw, //Was the mother present at the time of the incident //

I read elsewhere that she had the child in a pushchair, and turned away just as the acid was thrown.