A toddler needed an operation after slicing her finger ‘to the bone’ in a KFC takeaway outlet during a grim incident.
Shalalai Khan, suffered the terrifying ordeal when she fell off a chair at the KFC restaurant however it remains unclear exactly how she received such a traumatic injury.
The three-year-old’s father, Inam, is demanding action from the fried chicken company after his daughter was scarred by the accident.
An investigation by staff at the KFC branch concluded that “no defects on site that may have caused such an injury”.
The family, from Yardley, were eating at the KFC in Heybarnes retail park, Small Heath, when the terrifying incident happened, according to Coventry Live.
He said his daughter, who is now four years old, still has issues writing with her left hand months after the horrific injury.
Inam, 41, said: “When my three-year-old daughter fell from her chair my wife picked her up while she was crying loudly and was shocked to see her hand full of blood.
“The upper part of the finger was missing from her finger. My daughter was screaming of pain and so as my wife was extremely upset inside KFC.
“During this time no member of staff attended or offered any kind of help. When she realised nobody was there to help her, she called me to come and assist.
“She came out and reached George Road where residents came out when they saw both of them crying. They started to assist her and comforted our daughter while I arrived and then called ambulance.
“The ambulance took them to the hospital A&E and after staying in 24 hours in the hospital, my daughter had a plastic surgery of her finger.”
He added: “It is a very serious matter for any parent, especially where the plastic surgery is involved for a three-year child.
“This has become a mystery not only for us as parents, but it was also a mystery for the paramedic staff of the ambulance and the doctors who treated my daughter that how it happened due to just a normal fall from a chair.
“Medics advised us that such injury can be caused by a sharp item or faulty equipment.”
Inam said his daughter is now left “traumatised” from the incident and is afraid to step into a KFC restaurant.
He added: “She’s been left traumatised after that incident left deep scars. Since the incident she would not go to KFC and keeps insisting not to go there again.
“Sometimes she questions why her one finger is different than her others, she won’t let us cut her nails. As during the recovery her whole nail came off so she is so scared that if we cut her nails they wont grow back or it will hurt her finger.”
“When she writes it’s difficult for her to hold the pencil it takes her some time to get the grip. It’s really heartbreaking to see your child cry and be scared because of this particular incident.”
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We were called to reports of a medical emergency on George Road at 5.42pm on July 12, 2021.”
In a statement, a KFC spokeswoman said: “Safety is our top priority for our guests, and it goes without saying that we’re really sorry to hear about Inam and his daughter.
“Our restaurant team were only made aware of the injury after the family had left the restaurant, but we’ve worked with the team to try to understand what happened.
“We’ve previously reached out to Inam and we’d love him to get back in touch so we can help make things right.”
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