The
father of the
baby, who was seen in a social media video, feeding it with a
beer bottle, told court yesterday that it was water that was in the
bottle and not
alcohol, as charged.
Four men, including the 40-year-old
father of a
baby, who had been believed to have fed an alcoholic beverage to a toddler, had been remanded till August 1 by the Galgamuwa Magistrate yesterday.
However, the
father maintained that it was water.
The Maegalawa Police yesterday arrested the suspects after the video went viral on social media.
The video shows the
father, keeping the 13-month old
baby when drinking with his friends and feeding the contents of the
bottle to the toddler.
The suspects, aged between 23 and 50 and residents of Meegalawa, were remanded on charges of child cruelty.
Meanwhile, the
father of the toddler informed the court that it was water, which was in the
bottle and not an alcoholic beverage.
However, the Police produced the said
bottle to the court and said there was evidence that it was
beer, that was inside the
bottle.
The toddler also has been produced for a medical test before the
Anuradhapura Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) on Monday.
The Police said they were waiting for a detailed report from the JMO.
