Horrifying moment three-year-old boy 'had sulphuric acid thrown over him then screamed "I hurt, I hurt, I hurt" after Home Bargains attack orchestrated by his own father'
- Three-year-old boy had sulphuric acid thrown over him in Home Bargains store
- CCTV of the moment attack allegedly took place was today shown to the jury
- Footage shows boy and brother playing with footballs before 'attacker' passes
- They run off as he reaches out his hand while holding the 'acid container'
- Boy's father among seven people charged with plotting and carrying out attack
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Dramatic footage shows the moment prosecutors say a three-year-old boy had acid thrown over him in a busy shop.
The youngster, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, suffered serious burns to his face and arm at the Home Bargains store in Worcester on July 21 last year, during a parental custody dispute.
His 40-year-old father is charged with conspiring to carrying out the acid attack, along with six others.
A trial jury at Worcester Crown Court was told how the injured child screamed 'I hurt', over and over again, after being struck.
This is the moment an alleged acid attacker is said to have sprayed a corrosive substance over a three-year-old boy in a Home Bargains store
CCTV shows the attack from another angle, with accused Adam Cech (circled) holding out his arm and the boy (blurred) running to his mother
Jurors were today shown the store's CCTV video capturing the moment the incident took place.
The attack happened in a matter of seconds while the child was standing with his brother looking at toy footballs.
Prosecutors allege the father, stung by his wife walking out on him and taking the children in April 2016, 'enlisted others' to attack the youngster in a bid to win more contact with the child by painting her as an 'unfit mother'.As the clip was played, the boy's father, sat in the dock, held a tissue to his face.
The boy suffered a 10cm burn to his left forearm, and a 3cm burn on his forehead, which needed specialist hospital treatment.
Facing the same charge are Adam Cech, 27, Jan Dudi, 25, and Martina Badiova, 22, all of Birmingham; Norbert Pulko, 22, and Saied Hussini, 42, both of London; and Jabar Paktia, 42, of Wolverhampton. They all deny the allegation. In his opening last week, prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC said the boy's mother had driven to the store with her children at about 2pm to buy a party gift.
Roadside CCTV played in court showed her being followed by a silver Vauxhall Vectra, allegedly containing Cech, Dudi and Pulko.
At 2.13pm she and the children went inside the store, followed by the three men, with shop CCTV showing Cech approaching the victim.
Both youngsters were gazing at a brightly coloured display of footballs at the end of an aisle.
The victim could then be seen pointing up at the balls, with his sibling doing practice kicks, as a man in a white T-shirt, identified in court as Cech, walked past the victim with his arm extended and an object in his hand.
Dramatic footage shows the moment prosecutors say a three-year-old boy had acid thrown over him in a busy shop.
The youngster, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, suffered serious burns to his face and arm at the Home Bargains store in Worcester on July 21 last year, during a parental custody dispute.
His 40-year-old father is charged with conspiring to carrying out the acid attack, along with six others.
A trial jury at Worcester Crown Court was told how the injured child screamed 'I hurt', over and over again, after being struck.
This is the moment an alleged acid attacker is said to have sprayed a corrosive substance over a three-year-old boy in a Home Bargains store
CCTV shows the attack from another angle, with accused Adam Cech (circled) holding out his arm and the boy (blurred) running to his mother
Jurors were today shown the store's CCTV video capturing the moment the incident took place.
The attack happened in a matter of seconds while the child was standing with his brother looking at toy footballs.
Prosecutors allege the father, stung by his wife walking out on him and taking the children in April 2016, 'enlisted others' to attack the youngster in a bid to win more contact with the child by painting her as an 'unfit mother'.As the clip was played, the boy's father, sat in the dock, held a tissue to his face.
The boy suffered a 10cm burn to his left forearm, and a 3cm burn on his forehead, which needed specialist hospital treatment.
Facing the same charge are Adam Cech, 27, Jan Dudi, 25, and Martina Badiova, 22, all of Birmingham; Norbert Pulko, 22, and Saied Hussini, 42, both of London; and Jabar Paktia, 42, of Wolverhampton. They all deny the allegation. In his opening last week, prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC said the boy's mother had driven to the store with her children at about 2pm to buy a party gift.
Roadside CCTV played in court showed her being followed by a silver Vauxhall Vectra, allegedly containing Cech, Dudi and Pulko.
At 2.13pm she and the children went inside the store, followed by the three men, with shop CCTV showing Cech approaching the victim.
Both youngsters were gazing at a brightly coloured display of footballs at the end of an aisle.
The victim could then be seen pointing up at the balls, with his sibling doing practice kicks, as a man in a white T-shirt, identified in court as Cech, walked past the victim with his arm extended and an object in his hand.
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