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  • #421
February, 2025

Luka’s parents got engaged, some happiness despite still not finding the “person” responsible for harming little Luka.


Life-changing update for the parents of baby Luka, who was scalded with hot coffee by mystery man in a Brisbane park​


EXCLUSIVE

“The parents of the baby who was badly burnt by a random attacker who threw hot coffee on him are now engaged, providing some happiness to the family as the culprit remains on the run.

A GoFundMe appeal raised more than $230,000 to help fund Luka's treatment and recovery.

The couple have since bought a new home and moved to a new area for a fresh start in the wake of the shocking incident.

Now Luka's parents have revealed their wedding plans, amid frustration that the hunt for his attacker has apparently stalled.

But almost six months on, Luka's mother has revealed the investigation has seemingly ground to a halt.

'I haven't posted about Luka's case for justice in a while,' she posted on social media last week.

'I have tried to remain hopeful while also not letting this consume my thoughts. Well, today it has.

'I'm feeling extremely defeated this morning. No progression on our case and at a standstill from what we have been told.

A Queensland police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday that investigations were still 'ongoing,.'

'No updates available at this time,' they added.”


www.dailymail.co.uk

Life-changing update for parents of baby attacked with scalding coffee

Putting their heartache behind them after their young son, Luka, was randomly attacked in Brisbane's Hanlon Park in August the couple have become engaged.
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  • #422
Marg944 said:
February, 2025

Luka’s parents got engaged, some happiness despite still not finding the “person” responsible for harming little Luka.


Life-changing update for the parents of baby Luka, who was scalded with hot coffee by mystery man in a Brisbane park​


EXCLUSIVE

“The parents of the baby who was badly burnt by a random attacker who threw hot coffee on him are now engaged, providing some happiness to the family as the culprit remains on the run.

A 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 appeal raised more than $230,000 to help fund Luka's treatment and recovery.

The couple have since bought a new home and moved to a new area for a fresh start in the wake of the shocking incident.

Now Luka's parents have revealed their wedding plans, amid frustration that the hunt for his attacker has apparently stalled.

But almost six months on, Luka's mother has revealed the investigation has seemingly ground to a halt.

'I haven't posted about Luka's case for justice in a while,' she posted on social media last week.

'I have tried to remain hopeful while also not letting this consume my thoughts. Well, today it has.

'I'm feeling extremely defeated this morning. No progression on our case and at a standstill from what we have been told.

A Queensland police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday that investigations were still 'ongoing,.'

'No updates available at this time,' they added.”


www.dailymail.co.uk

Life-changing update for parents of baby attacked with scalding coffee

Putting their heartache behind them after their young son, Luka, was randomly attacked in Brisbane's Hanlon Park in August the couple have become engaged.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
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How can they ever feel truly safe until the person responsible is apprehended and put before the justice system?

On the other hand I’m glad the parents are planning to get married and have purchased a new home.

How amazing are Australians to support them with that Go Fund me appeal: That kind of support is life-changing and means that they can get the counselling and medical care that they need to help them cope as best they can.
 
  • #423
Ellery84 said:
How can they ever feel truly safe until the person responsible is apprehended and put before the justice system?

On the other hand I’m glad the parents are planning to get married and have purchased a new home.

How amazing are Australians to support them with that Go Fund me appeal: That kind of support is life-changing and means that they can get the counselling and medical care that they need to help them cope as best they can.
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They can feel safe in the sense that the person is no longer in Australia and has no visa to return.

They are unlikely to have any kind of justice unless an extradition proceeding is agreed. I posted on some intricacies and difficulties associated with extradition applications upthread in November 2024.
 
  • #424
Melt71 said:
They can feel safe in the sense that the person is no longer in Australia and has no visa to return.

They are unlikely to have any kind of justice unless an extradition proceeding is agreed. I posted on some intricacies and difficulties associated with extradition applications upthread in November 2024.
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I'm a bit behind on this case/thread. Has the attacker been identified and his location known?
 
  • #425
He's faaaaaar away, never to be caught.

As I wrote earlier in this thread,
the only chance to nab him was when he still stayed in Australia.

But,
Guess what?
He caught a plane to his homeland.

Now,
it is "mustard after dinner".

What a pity!

Too bad :(

JMO
 
  • #426
SouthAussie said:
Det Insp Paul Dalton from the South Brisbane district Child Protection Investigation Unit, said the man was now believed to be overseas after flying out of Sydney airport on 31 August.

Dalton said the man was identified by Queensland police on 1 September – just 12 hours later.

“This is probably one of the most complex and sometimes frustrating investigations that I’ve had to be involved in and lead,” he said.

www.theguardian.com

Man fled country after allegedly throwing hot coffee on baby in Brisbane park, police say

Police working with international partners to try to find foreign national, 33, who allegedly poured scalding liquid on nine-month-old boy
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Dotta said:
Queensland Police said that while the suspect's name has been reported in Chinese media, Australian police would not release it due to the risk of compromising the investigation.

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Bombshell twist after coward poured hot coffee on a baby in Australia

A 33-year-old Chinese national on a student visa has been identified as the suspect, but police have refused to release his name.
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Posts from upthread, @PrairieWind
 
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  • #428
Via Marple said:
7news.com.au

Woman burned after chemical thrown at face

Police are appealing for public help to find the woman behind the unprovoked attack.
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A similar crime, in Sydney just 3 days ago

IMO
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Started thread..
D

Thread 'Australia-Woman, 27, hospitalized after female stranger splashed an unknown chemical liquid in her face, Sydney, 14 May 2025, *Hunt for suspect*'

7news.com.au

Woman burned after chemical thrown at face

Police are appealing for public help to find the woman behind the unprovoked attack.
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''A mysterious liquid hurled in a shocking street attack has left a woman hospitalised with a chemical burn.

The 27-year-old was at the intersection of Norfolk Rd and Callistemon Cl in northwest Sydney’s North Epping about 6.15pm on Wednesday when she was approached by a woman she didn’t know.

Without warning, the stranger allegedly splashed her with a cup of unknown liquid, hitting her face, clothes and headphones.''...
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DBM Sorry wrong thread
 
  • #430

9News

Police 'working hard' in hunt for man accused of throwing hot coffee on baby​


Police have given an update on the manhunt for a man accused of throwing hot coffee at a baby in Brisbane last year.

Queensland Police Service Acting Commissioner Shane Chelepy told 4BC's Peter Fegan that the investigation was "absolutely" ongoing.
 
  • #431
Luka’s mother told the Courier Mail in Novemberthat her little boy had become “a bit wary of people” since the incident.

“In those first few weeks, we had no idea what his future was going to look like, especially because the burns were so significant,” she said.

“He’s healed really well and baby skin is amazing and the synthetic skin graft that they did worked really well.”

His father said the prominent burns seen on Luka’s body after the incident had healed “better than we ever thought”.

“Hopefully by the time he becomes a teenager you won’t even be able to see the scars anymore,” he said.





https://www.news.com.au/national/qu...k/news-story/dae677d98df38b53801fb6857fa380e6
 
  • #432
June 19 2025
www.9news.com.au

Police 'working hard' in hunt for man accused of throwing hot coffee on baby

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"There are a range of investigative strategies under way, and we're going to keep these strategies at play," he said.
Asked if there was still an operation under way, Chelepy said "absolutely".
Chelepy avoided answering whether detectives were currently, or had recently been, in China.
"I don't want to compromise their investigative strategy," he said.
The name of the suspect, who fled the country, has since been revealed in a Chinese media outlet.
Queensland police have refrained from releasing further details on the suspect's identity as the international manhunt continues.''
 
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Sarahlou said:
Chinese law forbids nationals from facing foreign justice

Bizarre. But are they going to do anything about him?
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Not likely, given the authorities encourage ultra nationalism within the country. Hatred towards Japanese, hatred towards the West. East rises, West descends. Some especially younger citizens are brainwashed. MOO but try google Chinese nationalism.

On the other hand, Australia does not extradite political "criminals" to China either.
 
  • #437
Sarahlou said:
Chinese law forbids nationals from facing foreign justice

Bizarre. But are they going to do anything about him?
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Though the article does not mention that Australia and China have a Mutual Assistance Treaty. It was put in place to assist both countries in the prosecution of serious crimes.


The Treaty between Australia and the People’s Republic of China on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Canberra, 3 April 2006) (the Mutual Assistance Treaty with China) creates a formal process enabling Australia and China to assist each other in the investigation and prosecution of serious crimes including terrorism, fraud, money laundering and people trafficking.

The key obligation of the Mutual Assistance Treaty with China is for both Parties to grant each other the widest measure of mutual assistance in connection with investigations, prosecutions and proceedings related to criminal matters.

Chapter 3 Mutual Assistance Treaty with China

Chapter 3 Mutual Assistance Treaty with China Background Obligations Mutual assistance and the death penalty Mutual assistance requests
www.aph.gov.au www.aph.gov.au
 
  • #438
https://twitter.com/x/status/1956967998360563762


"A former criminal investigator
has warned the only way a Chinese man accused of throwing hot coffee on a baby will ever be arrested is
if he willingly returns to Australia. :rolleyes:

'China's not going to send him back here for pouring coffee on someone'.

'I doubt even if we had a good relationship with China
that that's an offence that would require someone to be extradited'.

Professor Kennedy could not see the Australian Federal Police providing any useful help.

'It's a state-based crime',
he said.
'The federal police have no jurisdiction in this matter other than if they're going to extradite the bloke'.

Professor Kennedy also said
despite CCTV allegedly capturing the attack and the man fleeing the scene
there was no guarantee he would be convicted in an Australian court.

'We're assuming that CCTV can identify someone and it can't'.

'CCTV is all very well and good
but then you've got to prove that the person on the CCTV is the person that you're accusing'."
 
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Dotta said:
"A former criminal investigator
has warned the only way a Chinese man accused of throwing hot coffee on a baby will ever be arrested is
if he willingly returns to Australia. :rolleyes:

'China's not going to send him back here for pouring coffee on someone'.
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Could China or the formal criminal investigator maybe consider that the Chinese man did not pour coffee on any old 'someone' but on a tiny defenseless baby? Aren't there often harsher laws for violent crimes committed on children under the age of... (exact age probably varies by country)?

This was a horrible crime! What an awful way to treat a baby!
MOO
 
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