A waitress accidentally dropped hot soup over customers in a restaurant in eastern China.

Video filmed in the city of Jinhua in Zhejiang Province on September 8 shows a pot of hot soup suddenly slipping out of a waitress's hand when she was about to put it onto a table.

The hot soup was then poured over a woman named Zheng and her 3-year-old son.

The boy was sent to hospital for treatment.

The boy's stomach, thighs, arms and forehead all had scald marks and the doctor diagnosed the burns as second-degree scalds.

Zheng asked for compensation from the restaurant but the owner blamed the waitress for the incident and did not want to pay for the boy's treatment.

However, the waitress was only willing to compensate 2,000 yuan (£246.39).

The shop's employee suggested going through the judicial procedure about the compensation issue.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

9月8日，浙江金华。一名3岁男孩被餐厅服务员上菜时不慎烫伤。
监控画面显示，事发在一家饭店内，一群亲戚、朋友围着桌子吃饭。此时，服务员阿姨，从厨房里端来一大锅炖汤，准备给客人上菜。可以看到炖汤的锅很大，里面装满了滚烫的汤汁。在上菜时，由于锅沉、汤重，服务员阿姨一下没把持住，汤锅滑了出去。滚滚热汤瞬间洒在了旁边的小男孩身上，小男孩被烫得哇哇直叫。
事后，小孩被送往医院，住院治疗。小孩身体烫伤面积较大，肚子上、大腿上、手臂上、额头上到处都有烫伤的痕迹，经医生诊断为二级烫伤。
孩子母亲郑女士称，孩子是在店里烫伤的，店家应该要承担责任。因为后期孩子还需要治疗，所以她就找店家商量。但是店家推脱责任，说是服务员的错，不愿意先垫付孩子的治疗费用。在事发当天，服务员表示只愿意给2000元，再多她就拿不出来了。
店家的工作人员则表示，对于赔偿问题，建议走司法程序。（视频由浙江台提供）