A 17-year-old boy has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years for attacking six moped riders with acid while trying to steal their bikes.
Derryck John, from Croydon, previously admitted carrying out the attacks in the north and east of London on 13 July last year.
He sprayed the riders in the face with a noxious liquid and stole two mopeds before trying to take another four.
One of the victims was left with “life-changing injuries,” police said.
John appeared via video-link at Wood Green Crown Court where he had previously pleaded guilty to 12 offences.
These included six counts of throwing a corrosive liquid with intent to disable, burn, maim, disfigure or cause grievous bodily harm, two counts of robbery and four counts of attempted robbery.
At the time Judge Noel Lucas QC lifted restrictions identifying the teenager, saying there was an “overwhelming, huge public interest” in doing so.
Jabed Hussain, who suffered facial burns and breathing problems after he was attacked by John, had called for the 17 year old to be given a life sentence.
A London scooter dealer was one of the victims of the spate of horrific acid attacks. David Rosenberg, general manager at Scootech, which has two branches in the city, was riding home from work at about 9.45pm when two youths drew up next to him at traffic lights near Olympic Park in Stratford. One of them threw a corrosive substance at his face.
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