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Man attacked with acid after Straight Outta Compton film Acid attack over 'sweet-throwing' cinema argument
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A man had acid thrown over his face after an altercation at a cinema screening of a gangsta-rap biopic. A man had acid thrown over his head and face after a row over people throwing sweets at a cinema.
The victim and another man, both from Redhill in Surrey, had been watching Straight Outta Compton at Cineworld, at the Crawley Leisure Park, West Sussex.The victim and another man, both from Redhill in Surrey, had been watching Straight Outta Compton at Cineworld, at the Crawley Leisure Park, West Sussex.
The 27-year-old suffered potentially life-changing injuries in the attack in the cinema car park, between 01:00 and 01:30 BST on Sunday by two men. The 27-year-old suffered potentially life-changing injuries in the attack in the cinema car park between 01:00 and 01:30 BST on Sunday.
The film is about the rise and fall of US hip-hop group NWA. Police are hunting for two men suspected of being behind the attack.
Both were in a dark-coloured Peugeot car and described as white and in their late 20s or early 30s. Det Sgt Laura Diamond said: "We believe what's happened is the victims themselves have started to have some sweets thrown at them or objects thrown at them from behind.
Unprovoked assault
Sussex Police said acid was thrown over the man's head and face.
He was taken to the East Surrey Hospital for treatment but because of "potentially life changing injuries" from the corrosive liquid, was later transferred to the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead for specialist care.
Det Sgt Laura Diamond said it had been an "isolated and unprovoked assault".
She said: "We believe what's happened is the victims themselves have started to have some sweets thrown at them or objects thrown at them from behind.
"This didn't materialise into anything, they couldn't identify who it was."This didn't materialise into anything, they couldn't identify who it was.
"And then outside in the car park, this altercation appears to have continued and there's an exchange of words which has obviously escalated." "Then outside in the car park, this altercation appears to have continued and there's an exchange of words which has obviously escalated."
She appealed to anyone who may have seen what happened either within the cinema or later in the car park outside to contact police. The victim was taken to the East Surrey Hospital for treatment but was later transferred to the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead for specialist care.
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 hooded top and jeans. The two suspects, described as white and aged in their late 20s or early 30s, were in a dark-coloured Peugeot car.
The hip-hop group NWA have been credited as one of the most important groups in the history of rap with tracks like Express Yourself and Gangsta, Gangsta appearing on their debut album. One of the men had dark short hair and a beard and was wearing a bag across his shoulder. The other was wearing a white or light grey hooded top and jeans.
Detectives have appealed for witnesses to come forward.