11-month-old in a London McDonald’s is poisoned by woman who gave him bottle full of bleach

An unidentified woman in a London McDonald’s is being sought in the poisoning of a toddler whom she gave a bottle full of bleach.

An unidentified woman in her 50s at a McDonald's in London is suspected of having handed an 11-month-old a bottle containing bleach.


A woman handed an 11-month-old boy a bottle of what appears to be bleach at a McDonald’s in London. After drinking the liquid, the infant was rushed to a hospital where he is in critical condition, police said.

The suspect has been described as a fiftysomething heavyset woman with white hair. She allegedly approached the child at the fast-food restaurant in Eltham, a district in southeast London.

The boy was sitting next to his parents in a stroller Thursday afternoon. The boy immediately vomited after drinking the liquid, reported Sky News.

An ambulance took the infant to a nearby hospital. "Our staff treated a baby boy who had been taken unwell, who was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich," said a spokeswoman from the ambulance service.

This is not the first time she gave a child a harmful substance, according to reports.

Police officers have reportedly turned to surveillance footage to find the suspect.

The Greenwich Metropolitan Police Service, of southeast London, tweeted a warning to parents in the area. "WARNING! Last 1/2 hr. #Eltham High St. White female in 50s giving children in pushchairs bottles containing believed bleach," police wrote.

During the incident, the woman carried a maroon bag and wore black pants, black sneakers, a long multi-colored top and a black jacket, according to the BBC.

BBC reporter Marc Ashdown tweeted from the scene that the McDonalds has returned to business as usual: "McDonalds in Eltham where the bleach incident happened. No police. Appears back to normal."