Baby attacked with fire extinguisher on Sunshine Coast

The mother of a five-month-old baby who was attacked by e-bike riders with a fire extinguisher has spoken out after the “traumatic experience.”

The mother of a five-month old baby who was hospitalised after e-bike riders allegedly sprayed a fire extinguisher into their car has opened up about the “traumatic” ordeal.

Tiffiani Teasdale and her partner were at the traffic lights on High Street in Sippy Downs, Queensland, with her daughter Pixie in the backseat at 7.50pm on Saturday when the incident unfolded.

According to police, two people approached the car on an e-bike and allegedly discharged a fire extinguisher through the window of the couple’s Silver Suzuki Vitara.

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

“(Pixie) was completely covered in white powder and just looked like she was in shock, she wasn’t even crying.

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Mother Tiffani Teasdale said her five-month old daughter Pixie was doing well after e-bike riders sprayed a fire extinguisher into their car, resulting in the baby girl being rushed to hospital for treatment. Picture: Tiktok

The trio were taken where they put 100 millilitres of saline solution into the infant’s eyes.

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

“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 said her daughter Pixie was doing well following the incident, but her partner who was also in the car was doing the best he could.

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

Items belonging to the family inside the car have been ruined. Picture: Supplied

“Obviously it was a very traumatic experience for both of us, especially him as he was there but we are both doing okay,” she said.

“(Pixie’s) as happy as ever, she is not showing any signs of breathing issues, her skin is a little bit irritated … but other than that she is doing really well.

“Fingers crossed we find them.”

Police have secured a fire extinguisher, which was ditched nearby.

Police want anyone who was in the area of High St, near Sippy Downs Drive, between 7.30pm and 8.20pm on Sunday to come forward.

Police say a fire extinguisher was found after the attack, ditched on a nearby street. Picture: Supplied

In a statement, police say a 29-year-old male and the baby were in a silver Suzuki Vitara on High St at 7.50pm.

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

“The fire extinguisher believed to be the one used in the incident was located nearby on Stringybark Rd, Sippy Downs.”

Taking to an online community page, Ms Teasedale said: “I hope whoever has done this sees this posts and realises there will be consequences for your actions.

“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 offered to clean the family’s vehicle, while the baby’s pram, nappy bag and toys have been ruined.

Originally published as Baby attacked with fire extinguisher on Sunshine Coast