£5,000 reward offered in hunt for acid attack suspects

Victim: The woman was left with horrific burns after the attack
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Hannah Al-Othman28 September 2015
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Detectives hunting two brothers in relation to an acid attack on a mother-of-six have put up a £5000 reward for information leading to their arrest.

Billy and Geoffrey Midmore, 22 and 26, from London, have been placed on a UK-wide police wanted list, and border alerts have been issued for the brothers, to prevent them from fleeing the country.

The pair are wanted in connection with an attack on 37-year-old Carla Whitlock, who has said she fears she might "lose the sight in her right eye" after she was attacked in Southampton last Friday.

Ms Whitlock was left with severe injuries to her face, eyes, neck and arms in the attack outside the Turtle Bay restaurant in Guildhall Square at around 9pm.

Detective Inspector Will Whale, leading the investigation, said: "We are offering a £5000 reward to anyone who gives us information that leads to the arrest of these two men.

Appeal: Billy Midmore, left, with his brother Geoffrey
Hampshire Police

"We have had a tremendous response from members of the public, and we’d like to thank them for coming forward and speaking to us, and for sharing our appeals on social media and we’d ask them to continue doing so.

“However, we still think there are people out there that know something about where they are, but haven’t yet come forward and spoken to us. We hope this reward will encourage them to come and tell us what they know.

“We have circulated these men nationally as wanted persons and the borders are closed to them. We have every reason to believe they are still in the country and are still focusing on the south east of England.

"Our team are working relentlessly to find these two men and we would ask them to give themselves up. It’s only a matter of time until we find you, so come and speak to us now.”

Both men are white and of stocky build. Billy is 5ft 8ins tall, with blue eyes and a scar on his left arm, and speaks with a London accent.

Geoffrey is 5ft 1ins tall, with green eyes and a scar on the right side of his face and has a tattoo on his hand.

Anyone with information is warned not to approach the pair but call police on 101 immediately, quoting Operation Interstate or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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