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Man in hospital after acid attack outside Sussex cinema Man in hospital after acid attack outside Sussex cinema
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A man has suffered potentially life-changing injuries after having acid thrown in his face outside a cinema in Crawley, West Sussex.A man has suffered potentially life-changing injuries after having acid thrown in his face outside a cinema in Crawley, West Sussex.
The attack in the early hours of Sunday morning followed a confrontation inside Cineworld during a screening of Straight Outta Compton.The attack in the early hours of Sunday morning followed a confrontation inside Cineworld during a screening of Straight Outta Compton.
When the 27-year-old man left the cinema at between 1am and 1.30am, he was approached in the car park and had acid thrown over him. The victim, from Redhill, Surrey, was taken to East Surrey hospital for treatment but because of his potentially life-changing injuries he was transferred to the Queen Victoria hospital in East Grinstead for specialist care.When the 27-year-old man left the cinema at between 1am and 1.30am, he was approached in the car park and had acid thrown over him. The victim, from Redhill, Surrey, was taken to East Surrey hospital for treatment but because of his potentially life-changing injuries he was transferred to the Queen Victoria hospital in East Grinstead for specialist care.
A Sussex police spokesman said: “It is thought the incident may have started when the victim and another man, 29, also from Redhill, were watching Straight Outta Compton in the cinema.”A Sussex police spokesman said: “It is thought the incident may have started when the victim and another man, 29, also from Redhill, were watching Straight Outta Compton in the cinema.”
Det Sgt Laura Diamond, of Crawley CID, said: “This was an isolated but nevertheless nasty and unprovoked assault.” D S Laura Diamond of Crawley CID said: “This was an isolated but nevertheless nasty and unprovoked assault.”
The suspected assailants are two white men in their late 20s or early 30s. One had dark short hair and beard and was wearing a bag across his shoulder. The other was wearing a white or light grey hoody and jeans. Both were in a dark-coloured Peugeot car. The suspected assailants are two white men in their late 20s or early 30s. One had dark short hair and a beard and was wearing a bag across his shoulder. The other was wearing a white or light grey hoody and jeans. Both were in a dark-coloured Peugeot car.