#346 - Vitriol: The London Acid Attacks

#346 - Vitriol: The London Acid Attacks

From Murder Mile UK True Crime by Always True Crime

April 30, 2026 · 58 min

About this episode

This episode explores the London acid attacks and the rise of acid as a weapon among gangs.

On Monday the 24th of September 2018, an unnamed couple parked-up outside of Princethorpe House in Woodchester Square in Paddington, W2. The man was kidnapped, driven across London, and then in an unspecified bathroom on Fulham Palace Road, he was tortured using acid. But how did acid become the weapon of choice for many London gangs? Find out on Murder Mile. Location:  Princethorpe House in Woodchester Square in Paddington, W2.  Date/time:  Monday the 24th of September 2018 at 9pm approx Victim: unnamed Culprit:  Aston Rochester, Jamal Gordon-Harris, Rennell Rutty, Bradley Evans and Denzil Rochester Seven time nominated at the True Crime Awards, Independent Podcast Awards and the British Podcast Awards, Murder Mile is one of the best UK / British true crime podcasts covering only 20 square miles of West London. It is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal…

People in this episode

Host: Michael

Topics covered

  • acid attacks
  • true crime
  • London gangs
  • torture
  • crime history

Keywords

  • acid attacks
  • London
  • true crime
  • gang violence
  • torture

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Princethorpe House in Woodchester Square in Paddington, W2

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