Tactical protective clothing worn by police officers began to melt and disintegrate after Daniel Gandini allegedly splashed them with acid while they attempted to arrest him, a Tasmanian court hears.
Tactical protective clothing worn by Tasmanian police officers began to melt and disintegrate after Daniel Gandini allegedly splashed them with acid while they attempted to arrest him, a court has heard.
The officer was a member of the Tasmania Police Special Operations Group tasked with attempting to breach the front door of Daniel Victor Gandini's home in July that year for alleged family violence. Daniel Victor Gandini refers to himself as 'Diplomat Dan' or simply 'Dan' and does not like the term 'Mr'.The court has heard he locked himself in his house and refused to negotiate with police or come out for 11 hours until officers breached his door with an explosive at 9:45pm that night.
"The accused has popped into the doorway … wearing goggles and holding what looks like a cut open milk container and thrown a liquid at us," the officer said.He said the liquid went all over the shield and his helmet, clothing and face covering. He said the SOG officers had concerns about possibly being covered in a flammable liquid, and that he retreated and washed himself off with a neighbour's garden hose.
" excruciating pain … and there was some burning sensation on my forehead and nose," he said.The accused has claimed the trial is a "vexatious and malicious" prosecution and that on that day police were attempting to cause him "grievous bodily harm" and "murder" him.
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