Painful ordeal for 8-year old boy after his private part was stuck in zipper

MEMBAKUT: An 8-year old boy had to endure 20 minutes of pain after his private part was stuck in his zipper.

The boy was at school when the incident happened at about 9.30 am ، today.

He was then brought to the health clinic، here، to get help.

Kimanis fire station chief Jaffar Salleh said the department received a call at about 9.52 am about the incident.

He said a total of three personnel from the fire station were dispatched to the scene located about 2 kilometres away.

"When we arrived، we found that the boy's private part was trapped in his zipper. The firemen then had to cut off the zipper to loosen the part that was stuck، "he said when contacted by Sinar Harian، today.

He added that they had successfully saved the boy and the operation ended at about 10.50 am.