The man is accused of leaving the baby with severe burns requiring multiple surgeries.

Australian police are working with their international counterparts to locate a man they believe fled the country after pouring boiling coffee on a baby in Brisbane.

The random attack - which occurred last month and has shocked the nation - left the nine-month-old boy with “serious burns” to his face and limbs.

Queensland Police have issued an arrest warrant for a 33-year-old wanted over acts intending to cause grievous bodily harm, a charge which carries a possible life sentence.

  • TransplantedSconie@lemm.eeEnglish
    441·
    2 months ago

    I don’t understand how people didn’t tackle this fuck after it happened let alone how anyone could do this.

      • dylanmorgan@slrpnk.netEnglish
        28·
        2 months ago

        Recent research has called the bystander effect into serious question. In 90% of observed real world circumstances intervention by bystanders occurred.

        • Regna@lemmy.worldEnglish
          18·
          2 months ago

          Except the bystander effect mentioned in the “original” Kitty case is not the same as a shocked “We’re here and what the fuck just happened in the last two seconds!?”.

          I’ve been an eye witness, and it’s a serious difference between “a few seconds of something horrible happening” and “wtf, someone is doing prolonged horrible deeds and murdering someone”.

        • stoly@lemmy.worldEnglish
          14·
          2 months ago

          That only happens if someone steps up and takes charge. Otherwise monkeys will stare slack jawed.

              • Ricky Rigatoni@lemm.eeEnglish
                41·
                2 months ago

                “I’m here to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I’m all out of gum.”

                “The cake is a lie!”

                “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”

    • ngwoo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      2 months ago

      In the commotion nobody’s brain would parse “that guy just threw coffee on a baby” because that’s not something you immediately consider

    • atzanteolEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      Dude is crazy enough to throw coffee on a baby. You want to wrestle with him? You know if he’s carrying any weapons?

      • TransplantedSconie@lemm.eeEnglish
        102·
        2 months ago

        Thowing coffee on a baby is like the weakest attack in the history of mankind. They are babies and literally cant fight back.

        This fucker would fold like a wish version lawnchair if you hit or tackled him.

        • atzanteolEnglish
          3·
          2 months ago

          This fucker would fold like a wish version lawnchair if you hit or tackled him.

          You’d bet your life on that? I wouldn’t. Fucker probably has a knife on him. Doesn’t take much to ruin your life pretty quickly.