A two-year-old girl sustained burn injuries when her playmate poured acidic substance on her head in the capital’s Kamrangirchar yesterday.
Following the incident, Marium was admitted to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where doctors said her condition was critical. Her father Musa Mia is a rickshaw van driver and mother Razia Begum works as a housemaid.
The child lives with her family at Begunbari of Kulamora Ghat in the area.
Razia said the incident took place in the yard in front of their house around noon.
“She was playing with a toy and was watching some senior playmates who were also playing there. Suddenly, Mahbub’s seven-year-old son appeared and poured the liquid on her head,” she said.
Razia said Mahbub is their neighbour but she could not say his son’s name.
“I do not know whether he poured the liquid deliberately or otherwise,” the mother said.
Musa Miah, however, said Mahbub recently collected a bottle of carbolic acid and kept it near the door to prevent snakes from entering the house.
“He said his son took the bottle in the absence of family members and then poured it on my daughter’s head just to have fun,” he said.
Mohsin Ali, officer-in-charge of Kamrangirchar police station, said no one filed any complaint in this connection.
