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International manhunt launched for suspect in scalding of 9-month-old Australian baby
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A 33-year-old foreign national is the subject of an international manhunt after allegedly throwing scalding coffee on a 9-month-old baby, causing serious burns to the child's face, arms, and legs. The incident occurred on August 27 at Hanlon Park in Stones Corner, Queensland. Surveillance footage shows the suspect fleeing the scene. A warrant has been issued for the man's arrest, and police are investigating the motive behind the attack. The baby required multiple surgeries due to the severity of the burns. Early investigations were delayed due to false information about the suspect's identity and his own surveillance of the police operation.
We were initially given incorrect information, which added to the complexity.
We will keep going until we find you.
I'm continually scratching my head. We can't find a motive.
A rational, normal person, you would think, wouldn't do something like that. But that's not always the case.
I was in the investigation centre when we put a name to the face, and it was a very happy room, only for us to do a check in 15 minutes and find out we lost him.
The footage is quite clear. I'm very confident that if you're looking at that footage and you know that person in there, you're going to know who it is.
The Queensland Police Service is fully committed to doing everything we can lawfully to get this person back here.
It wasn't until the first of September that we were able to put a name to the face in the CCTV.
It soon became apparent to us that this person was aware of police methodologies, was certainly conducting counter surveillance activities, which made the investigation quite complex.
