A woman living on the road where a mother and her two children were doused in a corrosive substance told how anxious friends had contacted her, fearing she and her family were the victims. <br /><br />The mother, who lives on Lessar Avenue in Clapham, south London, but asked not to be named, said: “I’ve had lots of sweet messages from concerned friends as it says on the news it was a mother and two daughters, and I have two girls.” <br /><br />She continued: “The thing is, it could have been us. We could have been walking down the road. <br /><br />“It’s very unsettling when it happens so close to home. <br /><br />“But I guess these freak things can happen anywhere.”<br /><br />The woman, who has lived in Clapham for two years, said she was home at the time of the incident but did not see it unfold. <br /><br />“We saw police cars whizzing by, and we were obviously concerned about what was happening,” she said. <br /><br />“I know some of my neighbours couldn’t get home because of things being cordoned off."<br /><br />She added: “I just hope the mother and her children, and the neighbours brave enough to come out and help, are all okay.”
