5-year-old girl scalded by boiling water at Bartoszyce preschool; mother reports incident three days later
A 5-year-old girl suffered burns to her feet from boiling water at a private preschool in Bartoszyce on June 8. Police are investigating after the mother filed a report on the evening of June 11.
The incident
A five-year-old girl sustained burns to her feet while at a private preschool in Bartoszyce (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship) on Monday, June 8. According to preliminary police findings, the child spilled boiling water on herself. Emergency services transported her by ambulance to the children’s hospital in Olsztyn.
- Girl scalded by boiling water at private preschool in Bartoszyce, transported to Olsztyn children’s hospital
- Mother files police report about the incident
- Police begin questioning witnesses as investigation gets underway
Hospital treatment
The girl is being treated for scalds on her feet. The hospital spokesman assured that her life and health are not in danger.
The girl is being treated in our facility for burns to her feet from boiling water. Her life and health are not in danger. The attending physician hopes she will be able to leave hospital soon.
Medical staff expect her to be discharged shortly.
Police investigation
Police from Bartoszyce opened an investigation after the mother formally reported the incident on Thursday, June 11, in the evening hours. The report was filed at the police station in Olsztyn, where the child was taken to hospital. Officers are currently gathering witness statements and evidence.
We are only at the initial stage. Today we will carry out actions, including questioning witnesses. Only after collecting all information will we decide on further steps. Possible charges could involve unintentional endangerment of the child, but it is too early to determine that.
The investigation is ongoing, and police have not disclosed further details about how the accident occurred within the preschool premises.
