{"id":5491,"date":"2025-08-22T13:09:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T13:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/toddlers-arm-severed-by-escalator-at-russia-shopping-centre-after-mum-lost-sight-of-him\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T13:09:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T13:09:35","slug":"toddlers-arm-severed-by-escalator-at-russia-shopping-centre-after-mum-lost-sight-of-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/toddlers-arm-severed-by-escalator-at-russia-shopping-centre-after-mum-lost-sight-of-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Toddler\u2019s arm severed by escalator at Russia shopping centre after mum lost sight of him"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">2-year-old Russian boy had arm ripped off by shopping centre escalator<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On Sunday (17 Aug), a two-year-old toddler had part of his arm severed by an escalator at a shopping mall in Chelyabinsk, Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The boy&rsquo;s hand had reportedly slipped into a gap between the moving steps.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors later confirmed that the limb could not be saved, leaving the toddler with a long road to recovery.<\/p>\n<h3>Toddler&rsquo;s hand got trapped in ecalator machinery<\/h3>\n<p>Eyewitnesses described chaotic scenes as the toddler&rsquo;s hand became trapped in the machinery of an escalator at Botanika Mall, reports E1.RU.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_646490\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><noscript><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-646490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: E1.RU<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;I heard screams while standing at the checkout. The child was in shock. People ran over and tried to help however they could,&rdquo; said an eyewitness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Another bystander recalled the mother screaming hysterically, and that several onlookers ran over to offer help.<\/p>\n<p>A courageous passerby applied a tourniquet to the boy&rsquo;s arm before paramedics arrived. &ldquo;The child remained conscious the entire time. He held on until the ambulance came,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The tragic accident reportedly happened after the mother briefly lost sight of her child while using the escalator with her two children.<\/p>\n<p>The injured part of the toddler&rsquo;s hand was put in ice, and the boy was rushed to a hospital, where surgeons attempted an emergency operation. Unfortunately, doctors were unable to reattach the limb as the injury was too severe, reports International Business Times (IBT).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_646488\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-646488\" class=\"wp-image-646488 size-full lazyload\" alt=\"severed arm escalator russia\" width=\"291\" height=\"443\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-22-130321.png 291w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-22-130321-99x150.png 99w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-22-130321.png\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-646488\" class=\"wp-image-646488 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-22-130321.png\" alt=\"severed arm escalator russia\" width=\"291\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-22-130321.png 291w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-22-130321-99x150.png 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-646488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: E1.RU=<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Authorities conducted checks on escalator<\/h3>\n<p>Russia&rsquo;s Investigative Committee has reportedly launched an investigation under Article 238 of the Russian Criminal Code, which covers services that fail to meet safety requirements for consumers&rsquo; life and health.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Authorities are investigating whether the escalator malfunctioned or if maintenance failures contributed to the accident.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_646489\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-646489\" class=\"wp-image-646489 size-full lazyload\" alt=\"severed arm escalator russia\" width=\"808\" height=\"599\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-22-125955.png 808w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-22-125955-600x445.png 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-22-125955-150x111.png 150w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-22-125955-80x60.png 80w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-22-125955.png\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-646489\" class=\"wp-image-646489 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-22-125955.png\" alt=\"severed arm escalator russia\" width=\"808\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-22-125955.png 808w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-22-125955-600x445.png 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-22-125955-150x111.png 150w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-22-125955-80x60.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-646489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: E1.RU<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The mall confirmed the escalator was immediately shut down following the incident.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: Girl sent to hospital after leg gets trapped in escalator at Rivervale Mall in Sengkang<br><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"z35kDBglFt\" readability=\"0\">\n<p>Girl sent to hospital after leg gets trapped in escalator at Rivervale Mall in Sengkang<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Have news you must share? Get in touch with us via email at&nbsp;news@mustsharenews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image adapted from E1.RU.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><sub>Toddler&rsquo;s arm severed by escalator at Russia shopping centre after mum lost sight of him<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2-year-old Russian boy had arm ripped off by shopping centre escalator On Sunday (17 Aug), a two-year-old toddler had part of his arm severed by an escalator at a shopping mall in Chelyabinsk, Russia. The boy&rsquo;s hand had reportedly slipped into a gap between the moving steps. Doctors later confirmed that the limb could not&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/toddlers-arm-severed-by-escalator-at-russia-shopping-centre-after-mum-lost-sight-of-him\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Toddler\u2019s arm severed by escalator at Russia shopping centre after mum lost sight of him&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5492,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}