37-year-old taken to hospital after man throws corrosive acid over her face outside restaurant

A woman was left with severe burns to her face, neck and arms after acid was thrown in her face during a night out, police have said.

The 37-year-old was taken to hospital after being attacked outside a restaurant in Southampton. Staff from Turtle Bay gave the woman first aid after a man threw corrosive acid over her face at 9pm on Friday.

Police described it as a rare and isolated attack and the man was believed to be known to the woman. Firefighters were also called to the scene, where they washed around a quarter of a pint of acid from the pavement.

A spokesman for Hampshire police said: “We were called to an incident where acid was thrown into the face of a 37-year-old woman outside Turtle Bay. She was taken to Southampton general hospital with significant burns to her face, neck and arms. This is an isolated, rare occurrence and anyone with information is asked to call police.”

No arrests have been made in relation to the attack.