Al Ain: A shopping mall in the UAE has been ordered to pay Dh735,000 in damages to a family whose child fell off an escalator, which caused him to be badly injured and physically deformed.
The order by the Al Ain Civil Court of First Instance instructed the owners of the mall to pay the compensation to the Arab family for negligence and failure to implement the necessary safety and security measures for the mall’s visitors.
Official documents showed that the incident occurred when the family took the escalator to the mall’s second floor to go shopping, when the five-year-old accidentally fell off the moving stairway and landed on the ground.
He sustained severe injuries and was rushed to the hospital for treatment, Khaleej Times reported.
Medical reports show that the child sustained injuries to his head as well as other parts of his body due to the impact of the fall.
He also suffered deformities on parts of his body and is still undergoing physical therapy.
Prosecutors investigating the matter confirmed that the shopping mall was negligent and failed to provide the necessary safety measures at the escalator, which caused the child to fall off it, while further investigations revealed negligence on the part of the security guard.
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