Australia shopping centre attack: Stranger randomly hits toddler in mother’s arms at mall

Australian Police are on the lookout for a woman after she disturbingly injured a toddler in her mother’s arms in an unprovoked attack at a Perth shopping centre.

Distressing CCTV captured the moment the woman randomly approached a mother who was holding her daughter in her arms, and took a swing at the child, hitting her in the face.

The woman was then seen running away.

A stranger hit a 2-year-old girl as she was being carried in her mother's arms at a Western Australia shopping centre. Photo / Supplied

Police said the child suffered facial injuries in the attack and both mother and daughter wereleft shaken and scared.

“The female is not known to the mother and child,” police said.

Police described the attacker as medium build, with a bleached shaved head and wearing a pink singlet, grey shorts with white stripes and blue shoes.

Police are asking anyone who recognises the woman or who witnessed anything in the area at the time to come forward.

The woman accused of the attack has not been found as yet and is described as having a medium build, a bleached shaved head, wearing a pink singlet and grey shorts.

Second unprovoked attack in two months

It comes only weeks after a foreign man burned an infant boy after pouring a cup of boiling coffee on the baby in a Brisbane park before fleeing the country.

The infant had his third round of surgery on September 3 after the “cowardly” and random attack.

Police have been searching for the man since he poured a Thermos of hot coffee on the boy at Hanlon Park in Stones Corner on August 27.

Police are appealing for help to identify a man who poured coffee on a baby in a random park attack. Photo / Queensland Police

The baby suffered significant burns to his face, arms and legs.

“Detectives are continuing to investigate the matter and are working with interstate and international partner agencies to progress the investigation,” a police spokesperson said.

The family said the little boy had been incredibly resilient despite the “traumatic and difficult” time.

The family are still seeking justice as the police investigation continues. “This horrific event should have never happened,” the mother said.

“Hopefully, one day justice will be served.”

Police previously described the incident as deliberate and unprovoked.