A global manhunt is underway for a man who allegedly poured boiling hot coffee on a nine-month-old baby in Brisbane. 

Police say the 33-year-old has fled the country since the August 27th incident in a Stones Corner park. 

Australia Correspondent Donna Demaio told Ryan Bridge detectives believe the man escaped less than a day before he was identified. 

She says the man was aware of police methodology and was conducting counter-surveillance activities, making the investigation very complex. 

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