Toddler pictured drinking WHISKY instead of fruit juice at second birthday party after mistake by waiters at Frankie and Benny's

Mix-up: A family photo of Sonny Rees, two, tucking into a whisky and water in the Swansea branch of Frankie & Benny's on Saturday. The image was taken when his parents thought he was drinking lime and water

A toddler drank half a glass of whisky through a straw after a restaurant accidentally served him spirits instead of fruit juice at his second birthday party. Sonny Rees drank the 40 per cent alcohol, which was served with water, when the error went unnoticed at Frankie and Benny’s restaurant in Swansea. But when he started pulling strange faces and wriggling in his chair each time he took a sip, his mother smelled the unmistakable whiff of spirits in his glass.

Sonny was taken to an accident and emergency unit where he was kept under observation by doctors. His anxious mother Nina Rees, 34, said: 'We went to the restaurant just after midday, and I had ordered him lime juice and water, his favourite. '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 the glass 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 burning feeling in my throat and warming in my chest. 'Sonny had taken about ten sips - he was obviously intoxicated. I immediately went into a panic and a rage - I was crying my eyes out.' The family even took birthday photos of Sonny with his drink, not realising what it actually was. Sonny was asleep by the time he arrived at Morriston Hospital in Swansea where staff monitored his vital signs. He was later given the all-clear and allowed home. The two-year-old has now completely recovered while the restaurant carries out an investigation into Saturday's drinks mix-up.

My Thoughts:

Is this really breaking news?

NO! 

This shit happens daily on the Cape Flats where parents are even responsible for giving their kids alcohol, so if this should ever happen to my 2 year old son who might be waiting patiently for his apple juice and gets a whiskey instead I would bring about a world of pain on the waiter!

Easy there tiger calm down and go pour yourself a whiskey before you break a sweat...

"Versatile Lyle"

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