Malaysia: Toddler's penis ripped off after his pants get stuck in escalator

Malaysia: In a horrifying incident, a three-year-old boy’s penis was ripped off after his pants got tangled in an escalator in Western Malaysia, according to a report in The DailyMail.

The toddler was sitting on a moving escalator when his pants got tangled in the metal. His penis got ripped off and he was seen crying out of pain, said the fire team who rushed to the spot to rescue him.

The rescue team used crowbars to detangle his pant. The team  took about half-an-hour to dislodge the boy.The panels of the escalator were removed to take out the boy. The toddler was immediately rushed to the hospital. Doctors are looking after the boy and he is recovering gradually.

The escalator apparently had been installed without a valid certificate of fitness, officials said.

The operator, who was running the escalator despite not maintaining it or renewing its certificate of fitness (CF), could face up to a 20 lakh rupees fine or two years' jail if found guilty, said Department of Occupational Safety and Health Malaysia (DOSH) director general Mohtar Musri.

"We checked the safety devices they had on the escalator and the CF. Based on our investigations, they did not comply," Musri said.

However, this incident is not an isolated one. There have been similar incidents in the recent past. Last month a toddler was injured after his hand got stuck in an escalator at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. In February, a three-year-old had part of his foot severed after a similar incident.

Authorities have advised parents to pay closer attention to their children while using the escalator.