Lancashire: Hunt for teenager, 19, after woman has chemical thrown in her face

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Police are trying for a young person after a woman in her thirties was the sufferer of a suspected chemical assault.

Officers had been referred to as at round 1.30pm on Sunday after experiences a woman in her thirties had a substance, considered ammonia, thrown in her face at an deal with on Whinfield Road in Fleetwood.

The sufferer was taken to hospital however was not critically injured and has since been discharged.

At this stage, the assault was an remoted and focused assault with no wider menace to the general public, police stated.

Officers wish to converse to 19-year-old Mickey Blundell in relation to the continuing investigation. The teenager’s final identified deal with is Radcliffe Road, Fleetwood.

Detective inspector Kirsty Wyatt stated: “It is only a matter of luck that this victim did not receive more significant injuries and we are treating this extremely seriously.

“We are carrying out our own enquiries to trace the suspect, but we would also like to appeal for the public’s help to find him. If anyone sees Blundell or knows where he may be I would ask them not to approach him but to contact police as a matter of urgency.”