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Police given more time to quiz acid attack suspect

BBC A police officer in uniform stands guard at a cordon outside a row of grey-bricked terraced houses in Plymouth. He is standing behind a line of police tape. A police forensics van is parked next to him on the road. The roof of a police car can also be seen.BBC
Devon and Cornwall Police said detectives investigating an acid attack in Plymouth have been granted a further 24 hours to detain the suspect

Detectives investigating an acid attack in Plymouth have been given a further 24 hours to detain a suspect in custody.

Devon Magistrates' Court granted a warrant to allow Devon and Cornwall Police to detain the 25-year-old man from London after he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

The force said officers were continuing to investigate the serious assault which happened on 21 February at a property in Lipson Road.

The victim, a man in his 30s, remains in a "serious condition" in hospital, police said.

Police added: "A 25-year-old man from London has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and is in police custody while enquiries are ongoing."

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