Worldwide, particularly in places like Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, it’s almost always done against women - it disfigures people and leaves them ugly, and people generally judge women more on appearance than they do for men. It’s a very effective way of ruining a life, and has less harsh sentences and less logistical issues (re: a dead body) than murder.
In the UK, however, men make up most of the victims. It has become a preferred attack by some criminals as it is easy to conceal in a coffee cup or something, and police have clamped down massively on gangs using knives.
Acid attacks are way down from the peak in 2017, but unfortunately it still happens.
Worldwide, particularly in places like Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, it’s almost always done against women - it disfigures people and leaves them ugly, and people generally judge women more on appearance than they do for men. It’s a very effective way of ruining a life, and has less harsh sentences and less logistical issues (re: a dead body) than murder.
In the UK, however, men make up most of the victims. It has become a preferred attack by some criminals as it is easy to conceal in a coffee cup or something, and police have clamped down massively on gangs using knives.
Acid attacks are way down from the peak in 2017, but unfortunately it still happens.