Princes Town toddler burnt by pot of rice

A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl is in the burn unit of the San Fernando General Hospital (SFGH) after being burnt by a pot of boiling rice at her Princes Town home on Monday.

Police said the girl's 22-year-old mother told them she went to get a towel after bathing her daughter at around 5.30 pm at their home at Samuel Cooper Trace, Moruga. The child ran out of the bathroom into the kitchen and pulled a hot pot of rice from the stove onto herself.

She was taken to the Princes Town Health Facility and treated for second-degree burns to her back, neck, thighs, chest, and genitals.

Princes Town police were called and the child was taken to the SFGH for further treatment.

Medical sources said the child is now in stable condition and expected to be transferred to another ward.