Toddler Gets Drunk At Birthday Party After Being Served Whiskey
From the archive: published Oct 11, 2012, 14 years ago. Details may have changed since.
Swansea, UK – A toddler in became intoxicated at his 2nd birthday bash when he was accidentally served whiskey instead of juice.
Little Sonny Rees was innocently celebrating his 2nd birthday with family at a Frankie and Benny’s restaurant, sipping diligently on a cup of what he (and the family) thought was juice, reports MSN . His mother, Nina Rees, realized the mistake after Sonny had nearly finished the drink. She recounted the incident:
“We went to the restaurant just after midday and I had ordered him lime juice and water, his favorite. The drinks arrived and I was encouraging him to take sips because he was eating salty things. We had finished our first course when we noticed he was pulling a face as he was drinking. I took it from him and took a sip myself. It was whisky, I would say a double. As soon as I sipped it I had the slight burny feeling in my throat and warming in my chest. Sonny had taken about 10 sips – he was obviously intoxicated.”
Nina recalled:
“I immediately went into a panic and a rage – I was crying my eyes out.”
Nina immediately took Sonny to the ER, where he slept the liquor off as doctors monitored his vital signs, reports BBC . Sonny is fine, by the way.The Frankie and Benny’s apologized for the incident, which has been chalked up as a tragic mix-up.
A Frankie and Benny’s spokesman said: “The company is incredibly sorry for what happened. It was a human error and we are putting measures in place to ensure it never happens again.”
Because drunken 2-year-olds can’t help a restaurant’s reputation.