Amy Smith took her two-year-old daughter to the playground.
The mom and child visited Kitson Park in Torquay, United Kingdom.
Demi-Mai is a happy toddler who got a little help from mom climbing the rope leading to the slide.
"I was so proud of Demi as she had just learnt to climb up the rope," says Amy.
The little girl went down on the actual slide by herself.
When Demi-Mae got to the bottom of the slide, her mom was shocked to find the toddler hurt.
Demi-Mae had slid on broken glass that was left on the slide.
Her legs was covered in blood. Because of where the glass was, Amy believes this was deliberately done to hurt a child.
The mom rushed the little girl to her local hospital.
Luckily Demi-Mae did not require stitches. Nonetheless, Amy admits her daughter "found the cut to be very sore and is still struggling to walk."
Amy cannot understand why anyone would want to hurt a child.
"I'm really angry that someone would do that in a children's play park," says Amy about what her daughter went through.
Torbay Council's Natural Environment Services was made aware of the incident.
Someone was quickly sent to clean the glass left on the equipment.
Amy hopes her experience will make parents take a peek at the equipment before their kids start playing there.
"I hope by bring what happened to people's attention then it might help other parents avoid their children getting hurt," explains Amy.
Source: lifebuzz
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Thanks for sharing. This is a good reminder for people to be aware of the potential dangers of public areas. Where I live, it's not uncommon for things like broken glass, used condoms, needles, and other hazards to be found around public areas (even areas used by children). People must practice diligence in making sure that places are safe and sanitary before using them, even if that means wiping an area down before use. Something like finding glass on a children's slide should be reported to the police (even if the glass is spotted before harm has occured) so the police can monitor issues like this, prevent them from happening, and have a history of reports if it happens again.