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.

  • @[email protected]
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    432 months ago

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

      • @[email protected]
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        282 months ago

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

        • Regna
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          182 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
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          That only happens if someone steps up and takes charge. Otherwise monkeys will stare slack jawed.

          • Ricky Rigatoni
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            42 months ago

            And the studies showed that 90% of the time someone steps up and takes charge.

            • @stoly
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              -32 months ago

              I’ll need some references please.

              • Ricky Rigatoni
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                32 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
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      162 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

    • @[email protected]
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      62 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?

      • @[email protected]
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        82 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.

        • @[email protected]
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          32 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.

  • @slickgoat
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    132 months ago

    It’s my local park. Normally kids everywhere. After this attack, mostly dog walkers, cyclists and runners. This MF certainly changed the local demographics, at least for the time being.

  • OhStopYellingAtMe
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    22 months ago

    In my experience, babies prefer iced coffee. In a cup or bottle with a nipple.

  • @werefreeatlast
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    -62 months ago

    The 70 pixels that form the face of the guy in the picture, that’s worthless info if the authorities already have a name. I say that because the image only tells me, well the guy is probably not European or Hispanic. He could be Filipino, Vietnamese, Indian, Chinese, Japanese. Could also be anyone with a good silicone mask. A frigging piece of paper with a good copy of someone’s face could have been used to make this exact image.

    • @feedum_sneedson
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      62 months ago

      What’s your point? It’s a photo of the suspect.

  • terwn43lp
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    -472 months ago

    Removed by mod