London Ambulance Service has issued a statement after a substance was sprayed through a letterbox in Abbey Wood.

A teenage boy was found with irritation to his skin in Commonwealth Way at around 10.20am on January 29.

Officers, London Ambulance Service, and London Fire Brigade were called to the scene.

An ambulance crew, an incident response officer, and members of our hazardous area response team also attended.

The boy was treated at the scene and taken to hospital.

No arrests have been made following the incident.

Police enquiries are ongoing.

A spokesperson London Ambulance Service said:

“We were called at 10.19am January 29 to reports of an incident on Commonwealth Way, Abbey Wood.

“We sent an ambulance crew, an incident response officer and members of our hazardous area response team (HART) to the scene.

“We treated a teenager at the scene and took them to hospital.”

A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at 10:30hrs on 29 January to Commonwealth Way SE2.

“A teenage boy was taken to hospital after a substance was sprayed through the letterbox of a residential address.

“He sustained irritation to his skin.

“There have been no arrests at this time; enquiries are ongoing.”