Detectives investigating a suspected acid attack outside a school in west London have made an arrest.

The attack happened at around 4.40pm on Monday 30 September.

Officers on patrol were flagged down by staff at a school in Alfred Road after a substance was allegedly thrown at two children and a staff member.

An investigation was launched and on the morning of Thursday 3 October, a 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.

He was taken to a central London police station and remains in custody.

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