Four of the five men charged with an alleged acid attack on a three-year-old boy have been named ahead of a court appearance.

Adam Cech, 27, Jan Dudi, 25, and Norbert Pulko, 22, and Jabar Paktia, 41, were set to appear at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court this afternoon.

The boy’s father, who is 39, cannot be named for legal reasons.

Five men were set to appear in court charged over the attack (Picture: PA)

A prison van believed to be carrying the five suspects into court (Picture: Caters)

Cech, Dudi and Pulko are all from Slovakia and live in London while Paktia is an Afghan national living in Wolverhampton.


They are facing charges of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and West Mercia Police initially refused to release their names.

However, as a result of the impending court hearing their names were finally made public.



The boy suffered serious burns to his face and an arm in the alleged incident at Home Bargains in Tallow Hill on Saturday afternoon.

He was discharged from hospital on Sunday after treatment but the long-term implications of his injuries are as yet unknown.