GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA — A 3-year-old is in critical condition after falling from an escalator in Malaysia. <br /> <br />The unfortunate event occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Bukit Jambul mall in George Town, the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang, Malaysia’s Malaysian Digest reported. <br /> <br />The little girl has been identified Nur Aqilah Amani Zuraimi. The mall’s CCTV footage shows that she was riding on her father’s shoulders just moments before the accident. <br /> <br />When they got onto the escalator, the father suddenly tilted his head, causing the girl to fall from a height of about nine feet to the ground floor. <br /> <br />Intensive care staff at the Penang Hospital said the girl suffered a cracked skull and internal bleeding. <br /> <br />According to Malaysia’s News Strait Times, Malaysia’s Women, Family and Community Development Minister Rohani Abdul Karim said the father was responsible for the accident. <br /> <br />She said the parents could face a fine of 20,000 Malaysian ringgit (about $4,768) and a jail term of 10 years.
