Toddlerâs serious burns untreated for three days, cops say A mum was allegedly told by family to treat a bad burn on her one-year-old sonâs hand with butter or Vicks and did not call for medical help, police allege.
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Subscriber only A CAIRNS mum was allegedly told by family to treat a bad burn on her one-year-old son s hand with butter or Vicks and did not call for medical help because her phone battery was flat, police will allege. The toddler received full thickness burns to his left hand, believed to be on an oven, in a Mooroobool house earlier this year, which was left untreated for three days.
We read the criminal code, the definition of CEM, Det Sen-Constable Clinton Stewart told the court. Speaking outside court, Cairns police Child Protection and Investigation Unit boss Sen-Sgt Mick Gooiker said they only planned to use these type of charges for more serious matters but parents and children needed to realise the potential dire consequences of improper mobile phone use. We re asking parents to talk to kids about the ramifications of doing things like this, he said. And obviously how these types of videos are posted in the public domain are incredibly traumatic to the victim. We certainly have the scope to use these charges again.
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