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News.com.au
a day ago
- News.com.au
Baby injured in fire extinguisher attack
Police have released CCTV in a bid to identify those who may be able to assist with the investigation, after the fire extinguisher was stolen, and then discharged into the car. Police are investigating after reports a fire extinguisher was sprayed into a car, injuring a baby girl. Police have released CCTV footage of two people on an e-bike after the fire extinguisher was stolen, and then allegedly discharged into the car at Slippy Downs on the Sunshine Coast on Sunday, June 15. The stolen extinguisher was reportedly sprayed through the rear window of a silver Suzuki Vitara stopped at traffic lights on High Street around 7.50pm. The whole car was covered in white smoke and powder. A five-month-old girl was strapped into the baby seat of the car, being driven by her dad. Both suffered minor injuries in the attack. The dad struggled to breathe as he rushed to take his daughter from the car. She was later taken to hospital and treated for dry skin, rash and bloodshot eyes. The fire extinguisher was stolen hours earlier from a carpark on Courage Street, police confirmed. The baby's mother broke down, speaking to 7NEWS. 'Grow up, stop terrorising people, do good with your life,' she said. 'There's absolutely no need for this.' Authorities have urged anyone with information to contact police.
ABC News
2 days ago
- ABC News
Police release images of pair who could help with fire extinguisher attack
Police have released CCTV footage of a pair who could help with fire extinguisher attack on the Sunshine Coast. Supplied: Queensland Police
ABC News
2 days ago
- ABC News
Police hunt for e-bike riders suspected of injuring baby with fire extinguisher
Police have released footage of the pair of e-bike riders they believe are responsible for injuring a baby when they sprayed a fire extinguisher into a car on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. Investigators have launched a public appeal to identify the boys following the "horrific" incident that left the five-month-old girl in hospital. Tiffani Teasdale and her daughter Pixie were waiting at traffic lights on High Street in Sippy Downs at about 7:45pm on Sunday night. Ms Teasdale said an e-bike pulled up next to the car and that a fire extinguisher was sprayed through the back window. Pixie was taken to hospital where doctors cleaned her eyes with saline solution. Police have confirmed the fire extinguisher used in the incident was stolen from a nearby car park on Courage Street earlier that night. The riders, who wore full-face motorcycle helmets and black puffer jackets, were filmed by a security camera. Anyone who recognise the people or the bike in the footage is urged to contact police.
News.com.au
2 days ago
- News.com.au
Police release footage in hunt for pair who sprayed baby with fire extinguisher
Police have released footage of a pair suspected of spraying a fire extinguisher into a car in an incident that injured a five-month-old baby. The incident happened on the night of June 15 at Sippy Downs on the Sunshine Coast. Two people on a e-bike pulled up next to a car at traffic lights and sprayed the extinguisher through a window. On Thursday, Queensland Police released footage of the pair, riding in tandem on an e-scooter. The mother of baby Pixie, Tiffani Teasdale, earlier told the ABC about the terrifying incident. 'The car just filled up with gas and white powder straight away,' she said. '(Pixie) was completely covered in white powder and just looked like she was in shock, she wasn't even crying.' Pixie was in the car with Mr Teasedale's partner. Pixie's eyes had to be flushed out in hospital. 'I've never heard her scream like that before, I actually had to leave the room. 'The doctors had to hold her down for me because it was the most horrible thing I've ever heard … no one should have to go through that.' 'Obviously, it was a very traumatic experience for both of us, especially him as he was there but we are both doing OK,' Ms Teasedale said. '(Pixie's) as happy as ever, she is not showing any signs of breathing issues, her skin is a little bit irritated … but other than that she is doing really well. 'Fingers crossed we find them.' Police want information from anyone who was in the area of High St, near Sippy Downs Drive, between 7.30pm and 8.20pm on Sunday to come forward. The fire extinguisher was taken from a nearby car park earlier on the night.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Daily Mail
Chilling video shows teenage e-bike riders speeding off after a baby was attacked in a prank gone wrong
Video uploaded to social media shows two males on an e-bike speeding down a road moments after a baby girl was sprayed with a fire extinguisher. Mother Tiffani Teasdale said her five-month-old baby, Pixie, was in the car with her father on High Street in Sippy Downs, on Queensland 's Sunshine Coast, when they stopped at a traffic light about 7.45pm on Sunday. As they waited, two e-bike-riding teenagers pulled up next to their car, stuck a fire extinguisher through its rear window and set it off before quickly riding away. Pixie was rushed to hospital where she had to have 100ml of saline solution put in her eyes to clean off the chemical powder. 'It was the most horrible scream I've ever heard in my life,' Ms Teasdale told Nine News on Tuesday. 'I actually had to leave and one of the nurses had to come in and hold her down for me.' 'She was covered in red rashes. Her eyes were pretty bloodshot. She was a little bit wheezy.' Pixie was discharged from hospital early Monday morning with her mother urged to continue monitoring her symptoms. The fire extinguisher left a thick coat of chemical powder over the car's interior and destroyed Pixie's pram, toys and nappy bag. Footage shared to social media, which appeared to be shot from the balcony of a unit, showed two figures speeding along a Sunshine Coast street on Sunday night. One appears to be facing forward steering the e-bike while the second is letting off a thick trail of gas behind them, which appears to be from a fire extinguisher. A local car detailing business, Grime Busters, has since offered to clean the damage for free. 'It's disgusting, to be honest. You never know who's going to be in a car,' Ms Teasdale said. 'It could have been someone with respiratory issues. It could have been a newborn baby. It could have been an elderly person.' The mother gave a serious message to the two alleged offenders: 'Just grow up.' 'Take accountability for your actions. Hand yourself in. Stop terrorising the neighborhood,' she said. Queensland Police said it is investigating the alleged assault. Officers have made an appeal to people in the area between 7.30pm and 8.20pm whom may have relevant information, CCTV or dashcam vision to contact police.
