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Eight-month-old child passes on after pulling bucket of sizzling water over herself

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Eight-month-old baby passes on after pulling bucket of hot water over herself

An eight-month-old lady has handed on after sustaining extreme burns when she pulled a bucket of sizzling water over herself at a house in Epworth, Harare, Zimbabwe.

The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirmed that the incident occurred on October 21, 2026. The toddler handed on three days later, on October 24, whereas receiving therapy at Sally Mugabe Hospital.

According to police, the child crawled in the direction of the bucket earlier than pulling it over herself. She suffered critical burns and was taken to hospital for therapy.

The incident prompted expressions of sympathy on social media, with customers calling for better vigilance round infants who’ve began crawling.

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