Oxenford terror as residents are forced into emergency lockdown after man allegedly poured petrol throughout a house and threatened three people
- The man allegedly poured gasoline throughout the house and made threats
- Police were forced to lock up neighbors under PSPA
Residents of a Gold Coast suburb were forced into an emergency lockdown after a man allegedly doused a house with petrol and threatened three people inside.
Police were called to a house on Maudsland Rd in Oxenford on the North Coast at around 1.30am on Friday morning after reports a man was making threats and pouring petrol through a house on the street.
An emergency was soon declared under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) due to the odor of fumes and the possibility of fire, causing neighboring homes to be sealed off.
A 31-year-old Maudsland was arrested shortly afterwards and the PSPA was disbanded at around 1.50am.
He has been charged with malicious damage and threatening violence and will appear at Southport Magistrates Court on Friday.
Three people who were in the building at the time were not physically injured.
The police are further investigating the incident.
Police were called to a house on Maudsland Rd in Oxenford at around 1.30am on Friday morning after reports a man was making threats and pouring petrol through a house on the street.
A 31-year-old Maudsland was arrested shortly afterwards and the PSPA was disbanded at around 1.50am