Girl, 3, injured in Heathrow Airport ‘pepper spray assault’ | UK | News | EUROtoday

A 3-year-old woman is amongst those that had been handled by ambulance crews following an incident at Heathrow Airport this morning. Officers had been referred to as at 8.11am on Sunday, December 7, to stories that a number of folks had been assaulted by a gaggle of males on the multi-storey automotive park at Terminal 3.

Armed officers referred to as to the scene discovered various individuals who had been allegedly sprayed with what the Metropolitan Police mentioned is believed to be a kind of pepper spray. One of the 21 sufferers the London Ambulance service handled was a three-year-old woman, police mentioned in a press release issued this afternoon.

Five of the folks injured had been taken to hospital, with accidents not believed to be life-changing or life-threatening.

A 31-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of assault remained in custody on Sunday afternoon, police mentioned. Officers mentioned the person was arrested by 8.20am, inside 9 minutes of the report being obtained.

Footage shared on social media appeared to indicate a person being handcuffed by an armed officer whereas one other searched him.

In the most recent replace, Commander Peter Stevens mentioned the incident unfolded after a lady appeared to have been “robbed of her suitcase”.

He mentioned: “Our team have been working at pace today to review CCTV from the area and speak with witnesses at the scene.

“At this stage, it’s understood that a woman was robbed of her suitcase by a group of four men, who sprayed a substance believed to be pepper spray in her direction.

“This occurred within a car park lift, with those in the lift and surrounding area affected by the spray. Our officers are working to determine the full circumstances around what happened but we do believe this to be an isolated incident with those directly involved known to each other.

“We appreciate that this has been a concerning incident and I commend the actions of the emergency services and members of staff at Heathrow Airport.”

The incident prompted disruptions for drivers within the Heathrow Airport space and passengers at some Underground stations. By noon, dozens of passengers had been ready on the terminal’s bus cease for shuttles to the long-stay automotive park and elsewhere.

One household, who didn’t want to be named, informed the Press Association they’d waited for 3 hours on the bus cease after their flight landed at round 8am.

Heathrow employees handed out bottled water to ready passengers on Sunday afternoon.

A Heathrow spokesman mentioned: “The shuttle buses to the long-stay car park were impacted by congestion on the roads following an earlier incident which saw the Central Terminal Area tunnel closed for safety reasons.

“The buses are now operating as normal and we apologise for any inconvenience caused.”

Rail passengers at Heathrow Terminal 2/3 station additionally confronted lengthy queues amid overcrowding.

Anyone with details about the incident is being requested by police to name 101, quoting CAD 1803 7 DEC.