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Grandma Trips On Escalator And Drops 4-Month-Old Baby 30 Feet To His Death

WARNING: This video may be disturbing to some people.

Cover image via Daily Mail via New China TV

An absolutely horrifying moment, when a grandmother holding her four-month-old grandson, loses her footing and accidently drops him down 30 feet off an escalator has been caught on CCTV

The CCTV footage shows the baby being flung over the other side of the handrail while the grandmother's desperate attempt to grab him goes in vain.

The freak accident turned absolute tragic for the family

The mother, who was walking behind with another child, witnessed the whole incident and tried rushing down the escalator as fast as she could, but it was too late by then.

The baby was pronounced dead on the spot by emergency responders.

The incident took place on the 3rd floor of the Wu Yue Plaza in Shanghai.

Image via Weibo

You can watch the CCTV footage here:

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