THIS is the shocking moment a thug sprayed acid in a teenager’s face leaving him with horrific burns to his eye.

Donell Wilkins, 18, squeezed a bottle full of the corrosive substance into the 17-year-old’s face in Kingston, South West London.

4 Shocking CCTV footage captured the moment Donell Wilkins sprayed the acid in the boy's face

He then threw a combination of punches after hurling the acid and was seen sprinting off.

The victim was rushed to hospital where he was treated for burns to his face and eye.

Cops recognised Wilkins from CCTV footage and he was convicted of throwing a corrosive substance on July 21 2017 and jailed for six years.

A Met Police spokesman said: “Wilkins was one of a group of teenagers who became involved in a dispute with two other males.

4 He attacked the victim without warning

4 He then started the punching the victim before running off

4 Wilkins, from Kingston, has now been jailed for six years Credit: Metropolitan Police

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“Without warning, Wilkins sprayed the corrosive substance at one of the males, before walking away from the scene.

"The victim - a 17-year-old male - went to hospital, where he was treated for burns to his face and eye before being discharged.

"The exact type of corrosive substance was not identified."