Overview

• The two-year-old was injured at the Botanica shopping centre in Yekaterinburg when his right hand and lower arm were caught in an escalator mechanism.
• Eyewitnesses said a pharmacist and another bystander applied first aid, provided ice, and helped retrieve the severed limb for transport with paramedics.
• Surgeons attempted to reattach the arm but were unable to do so, and the child remains in intensive care after being brought out of a medically induced coma, according to the father.
• The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has opened a criminal case and is questioning witnesses as the escalator remains closed for inspection.
• Witness accounts differ on the exact moment of the accident, and some personal details reported about the family have not been independently confirmed.