FOUR people suffered burns after they were sprayed in the face with a substance in Stanford-le-Hope.
Police were called to The Green outside the Inn on the Green pub at about 11.50pm on Saturday, April 4.
Three men aged 22, 23 and 54, and one woman aged 47, all from Rainham, were sprayed in the face with a substance from a bottle.
They received hospital treatment for burns to their faces and eyes.
A fifth man, a 21-year-old from South Ockendon, was also treated after being sprayed in the face.
And a 54-year-old woman from Stanford-le-Hope suffered a broken arm.
A 33-year-old man from Stanford-le-Hope was arrested on suspicion of assault and bailed until June 3, pending further enquiries.
Police are looking for a second suspect, a white man aged in his late 20s, with short, black, gelled hair. He had a beard, was of average build and wore a baggy white polo shirt and blue jeans.
Witnesses or anyone with information is asked to call Grays CID on 101.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org
