Bounkham Phonesavanh, 1, was injured when a Swat team raided his family’s home (Picture: WSBTV)

A toddler suffered serious burns 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’.