Two men have been charged with attempted murder after a so-called 'honour attack' over an illicit love affair.
Victim was attacked by masked gang in this alleyway near his home in Leytonstone
Their alleged victim, a 24-year-old man, is critically ill in hospital after a gang poured sulphuric acid down his throat and stabbed him.
He is blind, his tongue has been destroyed and he suffered 90% burns.
Police have warned his lover, a young, married British Muslim woman, that she is at risk of being murdered.
The couple both live in the Asian community of East London.
Scotland Yard has given her an Osman warning, a formal alert that she is in grave danger of being killed.
But it is understood she has told police she is not aware of any threat. Officers are assessing how best to protect her.
Beer cans stand in victim's window
The man said he was attacked by a masked gang near his home in Leytonstone in the early hours of July 2.
A witness, who was too scared to give her name, told Sky News: "I saw four men lashing out and kicking him on the ground.
"I shouted and they ran off, then one went back and started on him again.
"The poor man got up and ran straight into a tree, then staggered back to his house, tugging at his burning clothes and banging on doors shouting for water."
Emergency services found the man wandering around in agony, unable to speak coherently. Firemen eventually hosed him down in the street.
Later it was discovered he had been stabbed twice in the back, hit with bricks and had sulphuric acid thrown over him and forced down his throat.
Neighbour Paulette Billings said: "I was woken by a man running up and down the street shouting and banging on doors.
Attack happened in Leytonstone
"I didn't realise what a terrible thing had happened until the next day."
The man had recently moved into a bedsit in Mayville Road but his fellow residents said they did not even know his name.
His room has been padlocked and empty beer cans stand on his windowsill.
Community leader Imtiaz Qadir, of the Active Change Foundation, said: "Honour crime happens a lot in our community, especially the Pakistani community, but we do try to educate the people.
"It's a cultural thing that's come from back home. The elderly people have found it hard to adjust to society in England."
The man was on life support in hospital in Essex where his condition is thought to have worsened slightly.
Police have arrested seven young men since the attack.
The two charged with attempted murder are remanded in custody to appear before the Old Bailey on September 30.
Honour Attack: Two Charged With Attempted Murder Over Alleged Affair | UK News | Sky News


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