![]() 'Both families would like to thank everyone that's helped to bring the girls back. They will be staying at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. 'Both girls are well and their families are with them. In a statement outside the hospital this evening, Mr Andy Williams, consultant burns and plastic surgeon, said: 'We can confirm that Katie and Kirstie have been transferred to our care at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital's burns unit where we're still assessing their injuries. The girls are currently receiving treatment at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital after they were flown back to the UK. It is still difficult to find eyewitnesses since the group around them were tourists.' The young British women were also walking in a pair. He said: 'There were at least six people, all foreigners, walking in pairs but distanced from each other. The attackers have been described as two youths on a motorbike.Ĭommissioner of police Mussa Ali Mussa said few locals had witnessed the event, which took place in a narrow street as the teenagers made their way to an Ethiopian restaurant. His team have also said they identified battery acid as the substance splashed on the victims. Published: 09:52 BST, 9 August 2013 | Updated: 22:51 BST, 9 August 2013Īcid attack victims Kirstie Trup and Katie Gee arrive at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital under blankets ![]() ![]() Katie Gee tweeted from hospital thanking supporters for their good wishesīy Vanessa Allen for the Daily Mail and Francesca Infante for the Daily Mail and Ben Spencer for the Daily Mail.A doctor at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital said that the girls are 'well'.Detectives reveal battery acid was used in the attack.Police offer £4,000 reward for help catching attackers.Seven men - including a tour guide - have been detained in Stone Town, near where attacks took place.Police issue a warrant for the arrest of Islamist preacher.Medics at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital are treating the pair for burns.They landed at RAF Northolt today and were then taken to hospital.Friends claim they may have been targeted because they are Jewish. ![]()
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