26/05/2010

Severe Burns For Brighton Beach Baby

A five-month-old baby from London suffered 20% burns over his body while his mother relaxed on a beach beside him.

The baby was taken to the Royal Sussex Hospital for treatment after he was spotted by a police officer on a beach in Brighton on Sunday, in temperatures of 25 degrees.

A Sussex Police spokesman said: "An ambulance was called for the five-month-old baby who was visiting Brighton from London with his 29-year-old mother. No arrests have been made."

The baby is currently in a stable condition in hospital.

(CD/GK)

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