Four-month-old baby boy is left in a coma after Italian grandmother uses WINE to dilute his powdered milk

A four-month-old baby boy has been left in a coma after his Italian grandmother used wine to dilute his powdered milk.

The baby is in an ethyl coma after his grandmother accidentally used wine when preparing his milk as she confused the wine bottle for the dark-coloured glass water bottle, according to local media reports.

The grandmother, from Francavilla Fontana in the southern Italian province of Brindisi, reportedly gave the baby the bottle around midday on Monday. He drank a bit of the powdered milk and wine mixture before rejecting the bottle.

She realised her mistake after smelling the bottle and rushed her grandson to the nearby Perrino Hospital, where he was given urgent treatment.

The little boy's stomach was pumped, before he was intubated and transferred to the intensive care unit of the Giovanni paediatric hospital in Bari yesterday.

His condition is said to be stable and improving. His life is not considered to be in danger, according to local media.

The public prosecutor's office has been notified of the case and will reportedly look at the baby's medical files to determine whether to file criminal charges. 

Local police are also investigating the incident.