A MAN has told how he was ‘screaming like a little kid’ after being targeted in an acid attack on Saturday which left him with second and third degree burns.

Joe Davies, 23, said he was sitting on his bike in Myrtle Crescent, Slough when a drain cleaner, which contained more than 90 per cent sulphuric acid, was thrown at him.

Within seconds he said his body felt like it was on fire, describing the pain as ‘horrendous’ .

The East Berkshire College student, of Mead Close, Langley said: “Words cannot describe the pain.

“I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. I have had a couple of tattoos and can withstand some pain but the pain was unbelievable. I was screaming like a little kid.

“Within two to three seconds my body was burning on fire - can you imagine what it felt like hours after?”

Mr Davies said the attack, which happened around 7.20pm, was unprovoked and praised the actions of a resident in the street who showered him with a hosepipe as he screamed in agony.

He said: “If he hadn’t have done that my burns would have been a hell of a lot worse.”

Mr Davies suffered burns to his face, chest, neck and hands and was released from hospital on Sunday. However he now needs check ups every two days for two weeks at a specialist unit in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital before a decision is made over surgery and skin grafts.

He said: “It is more than likely I will need surgery on my neck.”

Mr Davies, who has been given a year extension to his A-level studies following the attack, said he was given a morphine shot at the scene of the incident - and two more in hospital - but could still feel the pain.

He said highly corrosive liquids should require a licence in law and criticised other recent so called ‘acid attacks’. He added: “It is like a new trend people have now but it is disgusting.

“There is going to be scarring no doubt. It has run down my whole body.”

Mr Davies is now recovering at home with the help of half-brother, Lewis Croombs, 28.

He said: “I don’t know where I’d be right now without him. He has helped me a lot.”

Investigating officer, Detective Constable Rob Gibson said, “This has been a traumatic experience for the victim and thankfully he is well enough to have been discharged from hospital.

“We would like to reassure the community that this was not believed to be a random attack and it is believed the victim and offender were known to each other.”

A 43-year-old local man was arrested in relation to the incident and has been released under investigation. If you have any information call Thames Valley Police on 101.