Baby suffers second degree burns after air hostess gave her brother boiling tea
Riley, 6, Lily-Mae, 14 months and Rachel Sorensen, 24 (Picture: SWNS)
A 14-month-old baby was left with second-degree burns after an air hostess handed her six-year-old brother boiling hot tea.
Lily-Mae Sorensen, from Somerset, was on a China Southern Airlines flight from London to Australia with her mum Rachel and brother Riley during Christmas when the horrific incident occurred.
While Rachel was being served by one hostess, Riley told another he wanted some tea and so she handed him a boiling hot cup.
Collect photo of the burns suffered by Lily-Mae Sorenson after she was scalded by hot tea spilt by an air hostess. See SWNS story SWTEA: These horrific photos show a tiny baby who suffered second degree burns - when an air hostess handed her six-year-old brother boiling hot TEA. Lily-Mae Sorenson, 14 months, could be scarred for life after the drama unfolded as she sat with her mum and brother, Riley, on a flight to Australia. While mum Rachel was served by one stewardess, Riley told another that he wanted some tea - so she handed him a boiling hot cupful. But as she did so, little Lily-Mae turned in her seat and pulled the cup from her brother's hands, spilling the scorching liquid all over herself.
Burns suffered by Lily-Mae Sorenson after she was scalded by hot tea spilt by an air hostess (Picture: SWNS)
But Rachel didn’t noticed that Lily-Mae had turned in her seat and pulled the cup from her brother’s hands and spilled the hot liquid all over herself.
Rachel, 24, has now been given a medical bill of more than $1,000 (£690).
She said: ‘My kids screamed in pain and we rushed to take the babygrow off her.
‘As I stripped them both off, my daughter had massive swollen blisters on the top of her thigh and my son escaped with a red blistering mark.’
Rachel Sorensen with her 14 month old daughter Lilly-Mae, whose legs where scalded on an aeroplane. Taunton. February 5 2016. See SWNS story SWTEA: These are the horrific second-degree burns suffered by a baby girl on a long-haul flight - when an air hostess handed her six-year-old brother boiling hot TEA. Lily-Mae Sorensen, 14 months, could be scarred for life after the horrific incident on a flight to Australia with her mum Rachel and brother Riley. While Rachel was served by one stewardess, Riley told another that he wanted some tea - so she handed him a scorching cupful. But as she did so, Lily-Mae turned in her seat and pulled the cup from her brother's hands, spilling the liquid all over herself.
Rachel Sorensen with her 14 month old daughter Lilly-Mae (Picture: SWNS)

Rachel then ran down the plane to ask an air hostess for a cold towel and put a bucket under her daughter’s leg and poured water on it.
When they landed, paramedics, a fire crew and border enforcement boarded the plane as they had been told there was an explosion with two child casualties.
Collect photo of the burns suffered by Lily-Mae Sorenson after she was scalded by hot tea spilt by an air hostess. See SWNS story SWTEA: These horrific photos show a tiny baby who suffered second degree burns - when an air hostess handed her six-year-old brother boiling hot TEA. Lily-Mae Sorenson, 14 months, could be scarred for life after the drama unfolded as she sat with her mum and brother, Riley, on a flight to Australia. While mum Rachel was served by one stewardess, Riley told another that he wanted some tea - so she handed him a boiling hot cupful. But as she did so, little Lily-Mae turned in her seat and pulled the cup from her brother's hands, spilling the scorching liquid all over herself.
Lily-Mae may be scarred for life after she was scalded by the hot tea (Picture: SWNS)
The mother-of-two said: ‘I was billed $1,146 (£792) just for the ambulance. Lily-Mae ended up with second degree burns. Her leg still hasn’t healed.’
Rachel had paid more than £2,500 for their flights and are now seeking compensation – but have had no response from the airline since they complained last week.
She said: ‘The airline rang us two days after to see how she was and we’ve filed a complaint, but heard nothing.’
Metro.co.uk have contacted China Southern Airlines for comment.