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An UberEats delivery driver who had acid sprayed in his face during a spate of acid attacks in east London says he was saved by his moped helmet.
Jabed Hussain suffered burns to his lip when he a corrosive liquid was squirted through his helmet at traffic lights before robbers snatched his moped.
The father-of-one is understood to have been the first of five victims sprayed with acid by two attackers who rode around Hackney last night.
Mr Hussain, 32, says he considers himself lucky after seeing the other victims nursing more serious injuries when he was treated in Whitechapel's Royal London Hospital.
Police arrested a second teenager today as Deliveroo confirmed one of the victims works for them.