Alleged motive of man who scalded baby revealed
A friend of the Chinese national man who has been accused of scalding nine-month-old baby Luka in a Brisbane park has revealed his potential motive.
On August 27th, baby Luka was in Hanlon Park with his mother when a man approached them and poured hot coffee over the infant, leaving him with lifelong injuries.
The man has since been identified as a 33-year-old Chinese national who was in Australia on a student visa.
Now, a friend of the man has claimed the horrific attack on the baby was because he sought “revenge on white people” after he was denied another Australian visa.
“Finally, he vented his anger and [allegedly] hurt a baby before leaving Australia,” reported China’s New Tang Dynasty Television, adding that Luka was “probably [attacked] to take revenge on the white people.”
As the man has now been identified by Queensland Police, Luka's parents, who have wished to remain anonymous throughout the ordeal, have new questions as they continue their fight for justice.
“Where is he now? Is he in jail now that the media knows who he is over there? Is he just walking the streets?” the mother posed to 9News.
Luka's father added, “We just want him to be punished, here or there, we just want him to be punished.”
The man allegedly fled the scene after gravely injuring the child and drove over the state border to Sydney, where he flew out of the country on August 31st.
Queensland Police have since put an arrest warrant out for the man for intending to cause grievous bodily harm, which carried a maximum penalty of a life sentence.
Speaking to 4BC Radio on Thursday morning, Acting Assistant Police Commissioner Andrew Massingham said police were “very much committed” to arresting the man.
“Our international search continues for the person that committed that horrendous crime,” he said. “That child will have those injuries for life.”
Queensland Police Detective Inspector Paul Dalton previously revealed the man fled the country just 12 hours after they identified him.
“Detectives are devastated that they missed this person by 12 hours. I was deflated, but that deflation quickly turns into determination and resilience to get the job done.”
Image credits: Queensland Police