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| Man fills lubricant dispenser with hydrochloric acid in Sydney gay club | Man fills lubricant dispenser with hydrochloric acid in Sydney gay club |
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| A 62-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly switching lubricant with acid at a Sydney gay club. | A 62-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly switching lubricant with acid at a Sydney gay club. |
| Police said the unnamed man went into the Aarrows club in the Rydalmere area of the city on Saturday and filled a lubricant dispenser with hydrochloric acid. | Police said the unnamed man went into the Aarrows club in the Rydalmere area of the city on Saturday and filled a lubricant dispenser with hydrochloric acid. |
| No-one was hurt following the incident as the dispensers had been fitted with alarms after previous attempts to tamper with them. | No-one was hurt following the incident as the dispensers had been fitted with alarms after previous attempts to tamper with them. |
| Security staff at the club detained the man before police arrived and arrested him on suspicion of administering a poison with intent to injure or cause distress or pain, entering a building with intent, malicious damage and driving while suspended. | Security staff at the club detained the man before police arrived and arrested him on suspicion of administering a poison with intent to injure or cause distress or pain, entering a building with intent, malicious damage and driving while suspended. |
| The man was later charged, released on conditional bail and will appear at Parramatta Local Court on 20 September. | The man was later charged, released on conditional bail and will appear at Parramatta Local Court on 20 September. |
| The motive for the attack is unclear. | The motive for the attack is unclear. |
| Aarrows describes itself as “Sydney’s premier health, recreation and social centre where safe sex is permitted regardless of gender”. | Aarrows describes itself as “Sydney’s premier health, recreation and social centre where safe sex is permitted regardless of gender”. |
| One club goer told ABC News that he thought it was a “sick” thing to do. | One club goer told ABC News that he thought it was a “sick” thing to do. |
| He said: “There could have been a lot of damage. Hydrochloric acid is not the best sort of thing to be playing with.” | He said: “There could have been a lot of damage. Hydrochloric acid is not the best sort of thing to be playing with.” |
| When hydrochloric acid comes into contact with skin it causes severe burns, ulcers and blisters. | When hydrochloric acid comes into contact with skin it causes severe burns, ulcers and blisters. |