Man held after acid attack on student and released on bail

A 35-year-old man arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm following an alleged acid attack on a girl outside a school in west London has been released on bail, police said.

14-year-old Teagan McFarlane suffered “potentially life-changing” injuries and required surgery following the attack on Monday afternoon.

A 16-year-old boy was also injured outside Westminster Academy in Westbourne Park, while a member of staff was injured while trying to help them.

A 14-year-old girl was arrested and also released on bail, the Metropolitan Police said.

The arrested man was released on bail on Friday pending further inquiries.

Police are still appealing for dashcam footage of the incident.

Detectives said “a lone man” threw a substance at the teenagers before fleeing along Harrow Road on an electric scooter.

Corey McFarlane, Teagan's father, previously said: “Words could not express the shock, pain and trauma” his daughter is going through “both physically and emotionally.”

He added that she was initially discharged from the hospital but was later readmitted.

The 16-year-old boy was treated in hospital and has now been allowed to go home.