Little Nurhayada Sofia was out shopping with her mum in when the horrific accident happened
A heartbroken father has told of his grief after his six-year-old daughter fell to her death while playing on an escalator as he argued with his wife on the phone.
Chilling CCTV footage caught the moment little Nurhayada Sofia plunged several floors at a shopping mall in Malaysia after appearing to get caught on an escalator rail.
The child died on impact from horrific injuries to the head and her father, Musa, has told how he was at home at the time but had called his wife to find out where she and their two daughters were.
Speaking to the Malaysia Star, he said: "I called my wife on her mobile phone and asked her where she was.
“She said she had taken the children out shopping with a friend.
"I asked her why she hadn’t told me about it, and asked where she was so I could pick her up. But she said she would take a bus back.
As the couple spoke, little Nurhayada moved across to the top of an escalator on the second floor of the Kenanga Wholesale City mall in Pudu.
CCTV footage shows the child playing with the handrail for a few seconds, before she is suddenly pulled up and over the side - falling five floors to the basement through a gap.
Musa said: "We were still arguing when I heard a commotion and the line was cut.
“Minutes later, my wife called back to say that Nurhayada was dead. I just couldn’t believe it.”
Fire and Rescue Department director Khiruddin Drahman said: “Investigations are ongoing. We will check whether the mall has adhered to safety regulations.”
Police have revealed that they do not believe foul play was to blame while the mall said it was handling the incident with utmost importance.
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