A 5-year-old boy and his father were burned with hot cooking oil when a pot was thrown at them during a fight at a playground in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
According to New York police York, the victims were among those attending a large gathering at Heckscher Playground around 9: 30 pm on Sunday. But the festive gathering took a turn when an argument broke out.
During the dispute, a pot tipped over and splashed hot oil on the boy and his father from 28 years, authorities said.
Rescuers took them to the burn unit at an area hospital, where they were reported in stable condition. The boy suffered injuries to his back and arms, while his father suffered burns to his foot, police said.
A woman from 36 years was arrested for allegedly overturning the pot of oil, but the authorities had not revealed her name or specified the charges against her until yesterday morning, she said Pix11.