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SICK ATTACK
Baby left with 60% burns after stranger doused him with scalding hot coffee during family picnic as cops release CCTV
Watch the CCTV footage to see the alleged attacker fleeing the scene
A NINE-MONTH-OLD has been left with 60 per cent burns after a stranger doused him with scalding hot coffee in a "callous" and "completely unprovoked" attack.
The tot was at a picnic with his mum and friends in Brisbane, Australia when an unknown man approached the group.
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The sick stranger poured a thermos of scalding hot coffee over him before fleeing the scene - and remains on the run.
A picture of the baby shows him sitting on a blanket happily playing with a toy car before the attack.
After suffering horrific burns, other pictures show him wrapped in bandages and in tears.
An off-duty nurse reportedly ran to the baby's aid after she heard screams from her apartment nearby.
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She heroically took the boy back to her home and kept him under a cold shower until paramedics arrived.
The nine-month-old was then rushed to Queensland Children's Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.
The baby suffered serious but non-life-threatening burns to 60 per cent of his body - including his face, upper body and arms.
Footage released by cops on Wednesday shows the alleged attacker running from the park.
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He is described as aged 30 to 40, of proportionate build and with tanned skin.
He's caught on CCTV wearing a black hat, glasses, a shirt and shorts.
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The baby's mum has been left in complete shock after the ordeal.
She told "It's torture and I'm supposed to be his protector and I couldn't protect him.
"I'm just having flashbacks all the time about what happened and I wish that he had poured the coffee over me.
"I don't know who would think it is okay to harm a little, innocent baby."
Detective Inspector Paul Dalton confirmed the injured baby was in a stable condition.
He called the attack "callous and cowardly" and "completely unprovoked".
The detective said: "In 35 years of being a police officer, I've never come across a job where a child this young, in these circumstances, has been attacked. It shouldn't happen.
"This sort of behaviour will not be tolerated and we've thrown all our resources that we can possibly to it at this stage to hold this person accountable."
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Family friend Zara Mazza was at the picnic when the attack occurred and has set up a GoFundMe to help pay for the baby's medical bills.
The page read: "This was a callous, random attack on my friends baby. He does not deserve this pain and suffering.
"[He] is currently in hospital and is suspected to stay for a while, whilst he is treated for severe burns.
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"He has a long recovery ahead of him which will include further doctors, specialists, hospital appointments."
Inspector Dalton said cops are working "around the clock" to find the perpetrator.
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