Toddler killed by falling television

A toddler was killed in a freak accident when a television fell on him while he was playing at home. Learn about home safety tips for young children.

Take home safety pre-caution

Toddlers love exploring their surroundings but sometimes this natural sense of curiosity can prove to be fatal. A boy was killed when a television fell on him at his home. Two-year-old Halif Hariz was playing with a wooden cabinet that had the family television on top of it when tragedy struck in the early afternoon.

TV fell from top of the cabinet

“He was playing with the drawers where we keep the clothes. The television fell on him suddenly,” according to his anguished mother Nur Azlin Mohd Ali, aged 31. She was in the room with her husband Khairil Anuar Mohamad, 36, along with their two other children at the time of the accident in their home in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.

Sudden noise

While her husband wept for his son, Nur Azlin related what happened to a group of journalists at Hospital Ampang. Nur Azlin stated that she had been on the computer while her husband was lying on a bed when they both heard a sudden crash. The noise was of the 29-inch television falling from the top of the one-metre high cabinet.

Severe injuries to boy

Nur Azlin said that the television had hit Hariz on the neck, causing him to bleed profusely from his mouth, nose and ears. His parents rushed him to a clinic near their house in Ampang Jaya but due to the severe nature of his injuries, Hariz was later referred to Hospital Ampang. But the doctor on duty at the hospital confirmed that Hariz had died.

Too late to move the cabinet

Khairil Anuar’s brother Za’aba Mohamad, 39, said his brother told him he had earlier planned to move the cabinet: “He told me he had intended to rearrange the room for a very long time, but did not get around to doing it,” he said, and commented that Hariz had been a very active child.

Home safety tips for young children

When it comes to the safety of your children, an ounce of prevention is better than cure. Don’t take safety at home for granted. Whether you have toddlers or young children here are 5 important safety tips to follow:

1. Remove all household plants off the floor.
2. Secure anything kids can pull on such as lamps and vases. Or keep these items out of the reach of children.
3. Store away toys and accessories to keep them out of the way.
4. Keep medicines in a medicine cabinet. Kids may mistake pills and capsules for sweets.
5. If possible, ban toddlers and very young children from entering the kitchen while food is being prepared.

Source: The Star

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Felicia Chin

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