Man sentenced 20 years over London nightclub acid attack

LONDON: A man who threw acid across a packed London nightclub injuring 22 people has been sentenced to 20 years in prison with an extra five years on licence.

According to details, Arthur Collins, who admitted throwing the liquid but had claimed that it was a date rape drug, has been sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court to 20 years in prison.

It is pertinent to note that the 25-year-old, the ex-boyfriend of reality TV star Ferne McCann, threw the corrosive substance at revellers in Mangle E8 in Dalston on 17 April.

In his remarks while sentencing Collins, Judge Noel Lucas QC described the crime as a "despicable act".

Judge Lucas said: "His defence from first to last was carefully researched and choreographed in order to explain away the evidence against him."

The judge labelled him an "accomplished liar" and someone who has "not the slightest remorse for his actions."

Collins was in the dock wearing a suit and showed no reaction as his sentence was read out.