5 month old baby 40% burns!

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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2987700/Baby-gets-40-burns-on-Brighton-beach.html


A BABY was burnt over 40 per cent of his tiny body while his mother sunbathed beside him, it emerged yesterday.
Shocked beach-goers called in cops in Brighton and the five-month-old boy was rushed to hospital.

Last night a teacher told how he tried to warn the mum her baby was suffering - but she did not understand.

Shocked Alex Coulson said he saw the attractive blonde day-tripper holding the boy as she walked along the beach.

He added: "The baby was clearly very sunburnt. He was naked and very, very red and I was concerned enough to walk up to her.

"Another woman got there first and was trying to tell her to get the baby covered up and in the shade but she didn't seem to understand what we were saying to her.

"I pointed to blisters that were forming on the boy's leg and was saying, 'sunburn, sunburn' - but she didn't get it. I think she may have been Eastern European."

Police
Alex, 26, of Beckenham, Kent, went on: "I told this other woman to go and get the police while I held on to the lady. She said something about not being able to find her husband who was on the beach.

"Two women community support officers turned up quickly and took one look at the baby and led the mother and her kiddy away."

The baby, who has not been named, was taken by ambulance to the nearby Royal Sussex County Hospital with 40 per cent burns on Sunday afternoon.

It had been one of the hottest days of the year with beach temperatures hitting 25°C (77°F). Last night doctors were seeing if the mite needed to be transferred to a specialist burns unit.

A hospital spokeswoman said: "His condition is stable and his mother is with him."

The 29-year-old mum, living in Plumstead, South East London, could face charges of neglect.

A Sussex Police spokesman said: "No arrests have been made but the matter has been passed to colleagues in the Met who will check to ensure there are no child protection issues."

Plastic surgeon Baljit Dheansa was consulted over the case.

Yesterday he warned the injuries could have been life-threatening if the baby's blisters had caused fluid loss, leaving him at risk of dehydration, low blood pressure and kidney failure.


And local health promotion specialist Carolyn Syverson said: "Babies are particularly at risk of sunburn and heatstroke. Very young children should be kept in the shade when the sun is at its hottest."


Shocking story, mother should be charged with child abuse, you don;t have to speak English to understand you don't have a baby or child uncovered in the sun ffs!