A young girl and her mother have suffered potentially life-changing injuries after an alkaline substance was thrown at them in a "targeted" attack which saw 11 people taken to hospital.The Metropolitan Police said the 31-year-old woman and her three-year-old daughter, alongside her other daughter, aged eight, remain in hospital following the incident in south London on Wednesday.

A young girl and her mother have suffered potentially life-changing injuries after an alkaline substance was thrown at them in a "targeted" attack which saw 11 people taken to hospital.The Metropolitan Police said the 31-year-old woman and her three-year-old daughter, alongside her other daughter, aged eight, remain in hospital following the incident in south London on Wednesday.