POLICE have launched an urgent manhunt after a man was attacked with a “noxious substance” in a graveyard. Officers rushed to the scene at the St Laurence Graveyard in Ramsgate, Kent, at around 8.20pm yesterday and found the man with injuries.
The man was on Manston Road and had just entered the graveyard when he was targeted by an unknown attacker.
The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment for burns to the back of his head, said Kent Police. He remains in hospital where his injuries are described as non-life threatening.
Tests are being carried out to determine what substance was used in the horrific incident. Police confirmed that no arrests have been made. But an investigation has been launched to “establish the circumstances surrounding the incident”.