▁incident ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁Islam oph ob ia ▁and ▁as ▁reven ge ▁for ▁recent ▁terror ist ▁attacks ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁Res ham ▁Khan ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁took ▁" se ver al ▁days " ▁to ▁take ▁any ▁statement ▁from ▁her ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁London ▁Am bul ance ▁Service ▁" to ok ▁too ▁long " ▁to ▁arrive ; ▁with ▁the ▁vict ims ▁being ▁driven ▁to ▁hospital ▁by ▁a ▁by stand er . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁article ▁for ▁The ▁Independent , ▁S uf yan ▁Is mail ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁media ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁incident , ▁not ing ▁most ▁main stream ▁media ▁failed ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁incident ▁or ▁" at ▁best ▁re leg ated ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁minor ▁story ". ▁Is mail ▁suggested ▁that ▁had ▁the ▁roles ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ▁and ▁perpet r ator ▁been ▁revers ed ▁the ▁case ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁head line ▁news . ▁He ▁compared ▁the ▁acid ▁attack ▁to ▁violent ▁hate - m ur ders ▁of ▁Muslim s ▁that ▁had ▁received ▁little ▁coverage ▁in ▁contrast ▁with ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Jo ▁C ox ▁or ▁that ▁of ▁Lee ▁R ig by . ▁ ▁Government ▁response ▁In ▁an ▁article ▁for ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁July , ▁Am ber ▁Rud d , ▁the ▁Home ▁Secretary ▁c ited ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁Khan ▁and ▁M uk ht ar ▁when ▁she ▁announced ▁an ▁" action ▁plan ▁to ▁tack le ▁acid ▁attacks " ▁which ▁would ▁include ▁" wide - r anging ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁and ▁criminal ▁justice