Man, 46, has acid thrown on him by 'masked attackers' while he waited for a take-away in his car

Pic:Mr Glover-Johnson said he was attacked while waiting in his car (facebook image)
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A 46-year-old man who had acid thrown onto his face while he sat in his car has said he can’t “make sense” of why he was attacked.

Mike Glover-Johnson was sat in his car on a busy high street, near Walsall, while his husband was in a take-away collecting food, before the vicious attack took place at about 6.50pm.

Mr Glover-Johnson has claimed he was attacked at random by masked suspects.

He told the Sun: “I was sitting in my car, on my phone, when this guy opened the door and said ‘Don’t move’.

“Then I felt this burning on my face. They just ran off and I think they got in their car.”

He added: “My brain is trying to make sense of it all”.

Mr Glover-Johnson said the suspected attackers made off on foot afterward, while he tried to take down details of their licence plate.

He then stumbled into the takeaway, Chunky Grill, to tell his husband, Lee, what had happened. Mr Glover-Johnson was then hosed down with water.

Lee told MirrorOnline: “Doctors were saying he was lucky because when it happened he closed his eyes and he kept them closed.

"We got as much water as we could on his face.

"The doctor said there shouldn't be any lasting damage ,that was something Mike was really worried about, he thought he might lose his sight."

Police have launched an investigation and are keeping an “open mind” as to what a motive may have been.

In a statement, West Midlands Police said: “Police are investigating an incident in which a corrosive substance was thrown at a man on High Street in Bloxwich this evening (30 September).

“The man, who is in his 40s, was sitting in his car at around 6.50pm when he felt something thrown in his face.

“He has been taken to hospital with injuries to his face.

“The investigation is at an early stage, the motive is unknown and police are keeping an open mind.

“A number of enquiries are underway, including a CCTV trawl, officers are also trying to identify what the substance was.

“At this stage officers believe this to be an isolated incident.

“Police are appealing to anyone who saw anything or who may have information to contact West Midlands Police on 101 quoting log number 2177 30/9”
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