Chinese investigators to visit Brisbane to help probe coffee attack on baby

Chinese investigators will travel to Brisbane to help search for a man who allegedly attacked a baby with hot coffee before fleeing the country, the Chinese ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, announced on Wednesday. The stranger allegedly dumped a Thermos of coffee on nine-month-old boy Luka at a Brisbane park on 27 August 2024 and then fled to his home country.

Xiao said the investigators would travel to Queensland to work with police on the case involving a 33-year-old accused attacker. "I’m not sure if I should announce this at this moment, but there’s going to be a working group from China coming to Brisbane," he said, adding: "We’re now preparing for the working group to come, so we are serious in addressing this concern, and we’re serious in taking the necessary actions." Luka suffered horrific burns to his chest, neck and face and endured eight surgeries, including grafts and laser treatments, the report said.

Minutes after police discovered the man’s identity and released CCTV images, they learned he had flown to China 12 hours earlier. Australian federal police have been working with Chinese authorities since the alleged attacker left the country on 31 August 2024, the article said, and Queensland police service and Australian federal police said they are supportive of the delegation visiting Brisbane.

There is no extradition treaty between Australia and China.

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