UK police name suspect in East London nightclub acid attack

Police investigating an acid attack at a London nightclub that left 20 people injured are searching for the boyfriend of a reality TV performer.
General view of the Mangle nightclub in Dalston, east London on Monday April 17, 2017. | AP
General view of the Mangle nightclub in Dalston, east London on Monday April 17, 2017. | AP

LONDON: Police investigating an acid attack at a London nightclub that left 20 people injured are searching for the boyfriend of a reality TV performer who has urged him to turn himself in.

London police have named Arthur Collins as a suspect wanted for questioning in the case, which left two people seriously injured and needing hospital treatment in special burn units.

The 25-year-old Collins is the boyfriend of reality TV performer Ferne McCann. She said through a spokesman today she wants him to "immediately" turn himself in.

The attack happened early Monday morning after a dispute between two groups at the Mangle nightclub.

Police are also seeking witnesses to an apparently unrelated acid attack that happened Friday. In that case, a noxious spray was used during a carjacking.

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