A MUM was left horrified after a trendy kitchen feature left her toddler with agonising, blistering burns. Romain Woolhouse was left screaming in pain when he burned the sole of his foot on the kitchen floor , after the "trendy" slate tile baked in the sunny weather. The toddler was having his nappy changed at his gran's house on June 26 when he squirmed free and made a dash for the kitchen to race into the garden.
But the "wriggly" 16-month-old tot couldn't get out as the patio door was closed, so he stood on the sun-drenched floor for a few seconds. Romaine then let out an ear-piercing scream, prompting his gran to race into the kitchen and scoop him up. Initially thinking he'd trodden on something, his concerned gran checked his right foot only to discover a huge blister bubbling up on the sole and one of his toes.
After running the burn under cold water, she raced Romain to hospital - ringing his mum Melanie Kay, 39, to let her know what had happened. Now, Melanie is urging people to be mindful of the "freaky" hazard, after being told there's been a surge in these injuries due to more people opting for "on-trend" ceramic and high-gloss flooring . Melanie, from Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, said: "My mother-in-law was looking after him for the day, she's absolutely devastated about it "I would never have thought about indoor floor tiles.
It's so freaky, you couldn't predict it. "He'd been playing in the garden with his shoes and socks on as she's aware of the outdoor f.