Acid attack treated as hate crime

An acid attack on an aspiring model and her cousin is now being treated as a hate crime.

Resham Khan and Jameel Muhktar, 37, were attacked by a man throwing acid through their car window on Ms Khan’s 21st birthday on 21 June.

Police, who have described the incident as a “horrendous act of violence”, said new information had come to light, leading them to investigate the assault as a hate crime.

John Tomlin, 24, is being hunted over the attack and police have warned the public not to approach him.