Man from Hangzhou, China, pours hot coffee on one-year-old in Australia and flees...

"Hangzhou-born Chinese" identity confirmed
Currently fled abroad... Internationally wanted
Victimized child recovering through multiple surgeries

A man poured coffee on a 9-month-old baby at a park in Brisbane, Australia, and fled. [Source=Queensland Police Facebook, Australia]

The identity of the man who poured hot coffee on a stranger's baby and fled in Australia has been confirmed.

On the 3rd (local time), Australian media such as News.com reported, "The identity of the suspect who recently caused burns to an unknown baby and fled has been identified by Chinese media." Chinese media reported that he was born in Hangzhou and obtained a passport in Shandong Province, but did not disclose specific information. However, when the suspect's name was revealed as 'Huang Yue' on social media, the account was quickly deleted.

It was investigated that this man came to Australia several times since 2019 on a working holiday visa and later changed to a student visa. People who claimed to have met him in Australia said, "He worked in a meat factory for a long time," and "He was very strange and difficult to live with."

Earlier, on August 27th, in a park in Brisbane, a man presumed to be East Asian approached a 9-month-old baby who was with family and poured hot coffee from a thermos bottle on the baby before fleeing. At the time, he was wearing a black hat, glasses, and a blue checkered shirt. The victim was rushed to the hospital but suffered burns on the face, neck, arms, legs, chest, and other parts of the body. Local police released CCTV footage from the park and issued a warrant for the suspect, but six days after the incident, it was revealed that he had left the country through Sydney Airport. The police requested cooperation from Interpol and launched an international manhunt.

The victim is currently recovering after undergoing several skin regeneration surgeries. The child's mother said, "On the 26th of last month, the child took a bath at home for the first time. Such a horrific incident should never have happened," and added, "I will always feel uneasy going to crowded places with my child. I want to know why he did such a thing." After the incident, Brisbane citizens started fundraising for the child's burn treatment, and more than $100,000 AUD (approximately 134.43 million KRW) has been raised so far.