Swat team throw stun grenade into toddler’s crib during drug bust
A toddler suffered serious bus after a Swat team accidentally tossed a stun grenade into his crib.
The victim, 19-month-old Bounkham Phonesavanh, was injured when the explosive landed next to his pillow during a night-time drug raid.
Speaking to WSBTV, his mother Alecia, from Atlanta, said: ‘It landed in his playpen and exploded on his pillow right in his face. We go up to see him and his whole face is ripped open. He has a big cut on his chest.’
Police confirmed that the raid took place just after 3am, as they had a warrant for the arrest of Wanis Thometheva – a man suspected of having drugs and weapons stashed at the residence.
The cot was ripped open by the explosion (Picture: WSBTV)
While Thometheva was arrested, baby Bounkham endured extensive injuries and is in a medically-induced coma, according to his mother.
Police chief Rick Darby told reporters that ‘the entire unit is very broken up about the incident’.
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