▁Police ▁investig ated ▁the ▁incident ▁as ▁a ▁hate ▁crime , ▁and ▁the ▁vict ims ▁believe ▁the ▁incident ▁represented ▁rising ▁Islam oph ob ia ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁However , ▁the ▁judge ▁said ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁a ▁ra cial ▁motiv ation . ▁Tom lin ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁imprison ment ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁Beck ton ▁attack ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁acid ▁attacks ▁target ing ▁British ▁A si ans ▁in ▁London . ▁However , ▁not ▁all ▁acid ▁attacks ▁were ▁similarly ▁class ified ▁as ▁hate ▁cr imes . ▁The ▁London ▁bor ough s ▁of ▁New ham ▁and ▁Tower ▁Ham lets ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁London ▁where ▁acid ▁attacks ▁are ▁most ▁common . ▁ ▁Att ack ▁At ▁ 9 : 1 3   a . m . ▁B ST ▁on ▁Wed nes day , ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁J ame el ▁Mu h kt ar ▁and ▁Res ham ▁Khan ▁were ▁sitting ▁in ▁a ▁station ary ▁car ▁stopped ▁at ▁traffic ▁lights ▁on ▁T oll gate ▁Road , ▁Beck ton . ▁A ▁white ▁male ▁approached ▁and ▁threw ▁a ▁cor ros ive ▁liquid ▁onto ▁them . ▁Both ▁suffered ▁severe ▁burn s ▁with ▁their ▁inj uries ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁as ▁" life - ch anging ". ▁ ▁Khan ▁needed ▁skin ▁gra ft s ▁to ▁her ▁face ▁and ▁body ▁whilst ▁Mu h kt ar ▁suffered ▁w ounds ▁to ▁his ▁st om ach ,