Mum accuses preschool of negligence after 11-month-old boy burns hands on hot surface

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An 11-month-old was left with first and second-degree burns on his palms after he was allegedly allowed to crawl in an outdoor area at his preschool unsupervised. The infant's mother, Aresha Krishnan told AsiaOne on Thursday (March 28) that the incident occurred on March 18, at about 1.15pm.

An 11-month old boy suffered first and second-degree burns after he crawled onto a hot surface at his preschool.An 11-month-old was left with first and second-degree burns on his palms after he was allegedly allowed to crawl in an outdoor area at his preschool unsupervised.

"We were shocked and horrified as the pictures looked like he was burnt quite badly," said the 40-year-old who works in a tech company."The burn on his right hand is more severe, so the bandages won't be removed so soon," she said.Besides the physical injuries, Aresha added that her son has also been traumatised from the incident, and has been waking up in tears every night.

However, the mother of two has decided to withdraw her son from the preschool, and is currently looking to enroll him in another one.Despite the efforts of the preschool, Aresha wrote in her post that she eventually escalated the matter to the Early Childhood Development Agency , as she noticed that the school's outdoor play area had several safety hazards.

 

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