Queensland baby injured after 'horrific' fire extinguisher attack

“I’ve never heard her scream like that before."

A five month old baby has been injured in a seemingly random attack in Queensland. 

Pixie, was riding in the car along with her parents when they came to stop at a red light in the Sunshine Coast area of Slippy Downs.  

That's when an e-bike pulled up beside them and sprayed a fire extinguisher into the car. 

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"She was in shock, she wasn’t even crying." 

The two riders then fled the scene. 

“The car just filled up with gas and white powder straight away,” Mum, Tiffani Teasdale, told the ABC. 

Pixie was left completely covered by the white powder. 

“(She) just looked like she was in shock, she wasn’t even crying,” Tiffany explained. 

They took the youngster straight to hospital so that she could be treated. 

The mother explains that watching doctors flush the baby’s eyes out had been “horrific.” 

““We were in hospital until very early morning and they had to put 100ml of saline solution into her eyes,” she explained. 

“I’ve never heard her scream like that before, I actually had to leave the room.” 

It’s an experience she wouldn’t wish on anyone.  

““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,” she shared.  

Pixie had to have her eyes flushed clean in hospital. Image: Supplied.

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"There will be consequences for your actions" 

Police were able to locate a fire extinguisher dumped nearby where the incident took place. 

They want anyone who was in the area of High Street, near Sippy Downs Drive, between 7:30pm and 8:20pm on Sunday to come forward. 

“The two offenders have ridden up beside the Suzuki and discharged a fire extinguisher into the vehicle before fleeing,” a police spokesperson said. 

On a local community Facebook page Tiffani appealed for more assistance 

“I hope whoever has done this sees this posts and realises there will be consequences for your actions,” she wrote. 

“A five-second dopamine rush is not worth someone’s life. I could only imagine if this had been someone with respiratory issues.”

A local car detailing business has kindly offered to clean the vehicle. 

While some of the baby’s toys, nappy bag and her pram have been left ruined by the incident. 

Originally published as Queensland baby injured after 'horrific' fire extinguisher attack