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| Arthur Collins trial: Acid 'thrown inside packed club' | Arthur Collins trial: Acid 'thrown inside packed club' |
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| A man threw acid inside a packed London nightclub injuring 16 people after "trouble" broke out, a court has heard. | A man threw acid inside a packed London nightclub injuring 16 people after "trouble" broke out, a court has heard. |
| Arthur Collins, ex-boyfriend of reality TV star Ferne McCann, is accused of throwing the substance in the Wringer and Mangle in Dalston on 17 April. | Arthur Collins, ex-boyfriend of reality TV star Ferne McCann, is accused of throwing the substance in the Wringer and Mangle in Dalston on 17 April. |
| Prosecutors told Wood Green Crown Court it happened after a group of men started pushing and shoving. | Prosecutors told Wood Green Crown Court it happened after a group of men started pushing and shoving. |
| Mr Collins, 25, and co-defendant Andre Phoenix, 21, both deny the charges against them. | Mr Collins, 25, and co-defendant Andre Phoenix, 21, both deny the charges against them. |
| They are accused of five counts of grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, and 11 counts of actual bodily harm. | They are accused of five counts of grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, and 11 counts of actual bodily harm. |
| Jurors heard 16 people who were on the crowded dancefloor were injured when Mr Collins, of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, threw the substance at another man. | Jurors heard 16 people who were on the crowded dancefloor were injured when Mr Collins, of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, threw the substance at another man. |
| Prosecutor Luke Ponte said it was not clear what started the confrontation. | Prosecutor Luke Ponte said it was not clear what started the confrontation. |
| But he said Mr Collins "does not dispute that he threw the acid" and "he was assisted" by Mr Phoenix, of Tottenham. | But he said Mr Collins "does not dispute that he threw the acid" and "he was assisted" by Mr Phoenix, of Tottenham. |
| CCTV footage played in court showed Mr Collins throwing the substance "into the face of another young man". | |
| "As that man went down in pain, the aggressor threw acid a second time directed towards another man, and then threw acid a third time," Mr Ponte said. | "As that man went down in pain, the aggressor threw acid a second time directed towards another man, and then threw acid a third time," Mr Ponte said. |
| He added it was "not surprising" Mr Collins did not dispute his involvement as it was filmed "clearly on the club's CCTV". | He added it was "not surprising" Mr Collins did not dispute his involvement as it was filmed "clearly on the club's CCTV". |
| Among those injured was Mr Phoenix who was splashed with the unidentified substance which was later found to have a pH level of 1, the court heard. | |
| The pair were soon identified from the CCTV footage with Mr Collins seen wearing a t-shirt with the word "killer" written on it. | |
| Mr Phoenix was arrested by police on 21 April but Mr Collins initially "could not be found", Mr Ponte said | |
| He was located a few days later at a property in Northamptonshire, the court heard, where he jumped out of the first floor window in his T-shirt and underwear to escape arrest and was Tasered by police. | |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |