A man has been charged after allegedly releasing an aerosol poison at a Queensland shopping centre, triggering respiratory reactions in six people.
Police said a man released a noxious aerosol substance, believed to be a poisonous cough mixture, near a cafe at Eagleby Shopping Plaza at 1.15pm on Saturday June 19.
The substance caused six people to become ill, including a 54-year-old woman who was taken to hospital.
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Police arrested a 36-year-old Eagleby man at a home on Fryar Road on Wednesday.
The man has now been charged with five counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and one count each of serious assault of a person over 60, administering poison with intent to harm, possessing dangerous drugs and possessing drug utensils.
He is due to appear in Beenleigh Magistrates Court on July 14.
