Mother of baby scalded in park makes sad admission
The mother of baby Luka, who was just nine-months-old when he was attacked by a stranger in a Brisbane park, has made a heartbreaking admission about her son's healing process.
Baby Luka and his mother were enjoying the sun in Hanlon Park on August 27th when a stranger approached and poured boiling hot coffee over the baby boy.
The nine-month-old was rushed to hospital, while the man accused of the attack remains at large.
Luka, now one-year-old suffered serious burns to 60 per cent of his body, including his face, upper body and arms, and has undergone seven operations since the attack.
The young boy's mum has now revealed that it may take her son up to one year to fully recover as he heals from the mental, emotional and physical damages from the attack.
"In those first few weeks, we had no idea what his future was going to look like, especially because the burns were so significant," she told The Courier Mail.
"He didn't have a bath for, like, a month when he had all the bandages, and when we poured water over his head when we had a bath, he started screaming."
Luka's mum said her son was still "wary" around people and had become shy when in a group setting, as opposed to his confidence around others before the incident.
The woman went on to say her son's skin had "healed really well" since the synthetic skin grafts; however, his dad explained it would take years for the scars to settle.
"We are definitely optimistic at this point, he already looks better than we ever thought," Luka's father said.
"Hopefully by the time he becomes a teenager you won't even be able to see the scars anymore."
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