Overview
- The incident occurred on November 20 at the Kassel-Bettenhausen restaurant after a two-year-old drank from a supplied 0.33-liter sports-cap bottle and became visibly unwell.
- Emergency services treated the child at the scene, and the mother took the child to Klinikum Kassel; police report no serious injury.
- Officers seized the bottle for chemical analysis and say there are no indications of intentional harm at this stage.
- The mother alleges the bottle contained a strongly alcohol-smelling liquid, likely a disinfectant, and says staff tried to reclaim it before she called police.
- McDonald’s corporate says it is fully supporting the inquiry, and the franchise operator is engaging with the family while refraining from further comment pending findings.