Three girls have been arrested after an acid attack in New Jersey left six women with sickening burns.
The group of women, including three teens, was in a car when they allegedly had sulfuric acid hurled on them by people on a moped in a cowardly drive-by attack in Jersey City, according to officials.
A female trio, aged 13, 14, and 15, is now accused of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing bodily injury, among other charges.
The incident appeared targeted and “may have stemmed from an earlier dispute among a large group,” the city’s Department of Public Safety told NBC News.
All six victims were rushed to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, including burns and peeling skin caused by the corrosive substance.
One of the victims, a 21-year-old, was “treated for second-degree burns to her face and scalp,” spokesperson Kim Wallace Scalcione said.
The arrests were announced Tuesday — almost a month after the shocking June 15 attack on Wilkinson Avenue.
However, the teens were arrested following the incident on June 16 and 17, Scalcione said.
The investigation is ongoing.
