Baby injured in fast food restaurant

Detectives in London's Newham Borough who are investigating how a baby in an East Ham restaurant sustained head injuries are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

On Saturday, 18 June, at the McDonalds restaurant in Gallions Reach Shopping Centre, E6 there was an incident involving a baby girl - aged seven months - and a wheelchair user between 14:00hrs and 15:00hrs where the wheelchair user allegedly struck out hitting the baby.

The baby was being held in her mother's arms as she stood in a queue in the restaurant.

At the time, her parents believed there were no visible injuries but later that afternoon, they noticed a bump on the baby's head. They took the child to an east London hospital where a scan showed a small fracture to the skull and a bleed on the brain. 

The baby was kept in hospital overnight but discharged the next day. The baby has now fully recovered.

Officers were called by the parents when they attended the hospital.

Detectives are trying to determine whether the alleged actions of the wheelchair user were accidental.

All lines of enquiry have so far been exhausted with detectives studying CCTV at the restaurant and speaking to various agencies to identify the people involved.

Detectives are now releasing a CCTV image of a witness they wish to trace - a woman who they believe to be the wheelchair user's carer.

She is described as a black woman, aged approximately 40 years old of large build. She was wearing a beige coloured jacket and carrying a brown handbag.

The man in the wheelchair is described as Asian, aged between 15 and 25 years. His right arm had a foam cast on it. He was wearing a black jacket and was of large build.

Detectives are also keen to hear from anyone who was in the restaurant at the time of the incident and remembers witnessing it.

Anyone with information that can assist police is asked to call Newham CID on 07747 780610 or via the police non-emergency line on 101.