Arthur Collins trial: Shocking moment TOWIE star's ex-boyfriend carries out acid attack which left 16 injured

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This is the shocking moment reality TV star Ferne McCann’s ex-boyfriend launched an acid attack on revellers at an east London nightclub.

The CCTV footage was released as Arthur Collins was found guilty of the attack in which 16 people were left injured.

He admitted throwing the bottle of fluid over clubbers in Mangle E8, Dalston, but claimed he did not know it was acid.

The footage shows Collins grabbing a bottle of the noxious substance from the back pocket of an unidentified man before throwing the liquid towards a man’s face.

As this first man dropped down to the floor in pain, Collins then squirted the contents of the bottle twice more.

Guilty: Arthur Collins
Metropolitan Police

Victims described seeing “steam” rise above them and a chemical smell that made them choke.

He said he thought the liquid was a date rape drug, which he had snatched from two men after overhearing them planning to spike a girl's drink.

There were tears in the public gallery, which was packed with Collins' friends and family, as the jury's verdicts were read out.

Collins said he had been out celebrating the news of Ms McCann's pregnancy, which they had announced to her family the previous day.

CCTV: Arthur Collins was pictured throwing acid in the club
Metropolitan Police

Separate CCTV showed him and his friend, Andre Phoenix, 21, arriving at the club at about 9pm before getting into a confrontation with a group of men around four hours later.

At around 1am people were seen clutching their faces and running off the dancefloor after Collins doused them with a liquid.

Collins was convicted on five counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and nine counts of assault causing ABH on a majority verdict of 10 to two following the attack

He will be sentenced on December 19.

Mr Phoenix was acquitted of four counts of grievous bodily harm and two of actual bodily harm.

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