In an article for '' The Independent '' , writer Sufyan Ismail was critical of the media coverage of the 2017 Beckton acid attack , stating that most mainstream media failed to cover the incident or " at best relegated it to a minor story " . Ismail suggested that had the roles of the victims and perpetrator been reversed the case would have been headline news . He compared the acid attack to violent hate-murders of Muslims that had received little coverage in contrast with the murder of Jo Cox or the murder of Lee Rigby
2017 Beckton acid attack
2017 Beckton acid attack
Islamophobia in the United Kingdom