[(Title)] UK police think boy, 3, was attacked with acid at store.

LONDON –  A 3-year-old boy suffered severe burns on his face and arm during a suspected acid attack in England that investigators think was deliberate, police said Sunday.

警方周日表示，一名3岁男孩在英格兰发生疑似酸性袭击期间，脸部和手臂严重烧伤，调查人员认为这是故意的。

West Mercia police Chief Superintendent Mark Travis said police were working to identify the substance that burned the child Saturday at a discount store in Worcester.

西默西亚警察局长马克·特拉维斯说，警方正努力查明星期六在伍斯特的折扣店烧伤这名孩子的物质。

A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. Three others were being sought for questioning and police released photos to generate public tips.

一名39岁的男子因涉嫌阴谋造成严重身体伤害而被捕，另有三人正在寻求审问，警方发布照片以制作公众提示。

"At this time we are treating this as a deliberate attack," Travis said in a statement. "The incident will rightly shock the local community, and I would like to reassure local people that we are carrying out a thorough investigation."

特维斯在一份声明中说：“我们现在正把这看成是蓄意的攻击，这一事件将使当地社区受到冲击，我愿意向当地人民保证，我们正在彻底进行调查。”

British police have reported seeing an increase in acid attacks during the last year, but it is very rare for a victim to be so young. Some attacks are related to gang fights or late-night bar confrontations.

英国警方报告说，去年酸性袭击有所增加，但受害者太年轻的情况非常罕见，有些袭击与帮派斗士或深夜的律师协会对抗有关。

Most of the attacks have happened in London, but they have been reported in many parts of Britain.

大部分袭击发生在伦敦，但据报道发生在英国的许多地方。

A London teenager was given a prison sentence of more than 10 years this year after being convicted of spraying acid into the faces of moped drivers so he could steal their mopeds.

一名伦敦青少年被判定在轻便摩托车驾驶员的脸上喷酸，因此可以偷走轻便摩托车，因此今年被判处10年以上的监禁。

Police also report that innocuous liquids sometimes are thrown into the face of mugging targets to make them think they have been hit with a corrosive substance, panic and give up their valuables more easily.

警方还报告说，有时会将无害液体扔到抢劫目标的脸上，让他们认为他们被腐蚀性物质击中，恐慌并更容易放弃他们的贵重物品。

Robin Walker, the Worcester representative in Parliament, said lawmakers are considering allowing tougher sentences for people convicted of any type of intentional assault with acid.

国会中的伍斯特代表罗宾·沃克(RobinWalker)表示，国会议员们正在考虑对被裁定犯有任何用酸毒故意攻击罪的人给予更严厉的刑罚。

He described what happened to the 3-year-old boy as "horrific."

他把这个3岁男孩所发生的事情说成是"可怕的"。

The child attacked Saturday is hospitalized. He has not been identified.

孩子星期六被袭击住院。