Mum's Warning After Daughter Is Nearly Strangled By Slinky Toy

A stranger saved her daughter’s life when the toy became wrapped around the little girls neck.

UK mother Stacey Paterson has issued an urgent warning to other parents after her daughter Abigail was nearly strangled by a slinky toy. The popular toy is a regular feature in party bags and Christmas stockings, but a moment of unsupervised play quickly turned to panic for Stacey when it became caught around Abigail’s neck.

Harmless Fun

Taking to social media to share her story with other parents in the hope of preventing similar events, Stacey said she never imagined something so serious could happen so quickly. “Slinkies seem so harmless I would never have thought this could happen!!” she said. “She put it round her neck like a necklace. It got stuck and she pulled to try to get it off and it got tighter and tighter!!”

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A stranger passing by heard Stacey’s screams and didn’t hesitate, running upstairs to calm her husband down and help him untangle the slinky while she called for an ambulance. “I will forever be grateful to the young lad!” Stacey said of the stranger. “Please be careful with slinkies!”

No Lasting Damage

Despite receiving abusive comments, Stacey did not delete her post in the hope it would help other parents. “Accidents happen and I already feel terrible – I don’t need other people making me feel worse!” she said. “Abigail is absolutely fine, she has some bruising but that is already fading. We were very lucky!”

We really feel for Stacey and admire her for being willing to share her story, but we think it also serves as an important reminder of the potential danger that toys can pose to young children if they are left unsupervised.

Has your child been injured by a toy? Share your story in the comments.

47 Comments

- - mom330666 said
  - 17 Dec 2019
    7:06 am
Glad never had issue but you should always watch your kids.

- - Ellen said
  - 17 Dec 2019
    5:22 am
Glad this story ended well.
Yes many toys can injure our kids, often because of incorrect use.

- - mumof1 said
  - 17 Dec 2019
    1:20 am
So scary! you homestly never know! I would not think in a million years something that ike this would happen but the moment we turn around for a couple of minutes, these things happen. Im so glad this champion mum shared this!

- - mom425418 said
  - 16 Dec 2019
    9:53 pm
Oh my goodness, I would never expected that to happen with a slinky!

- - BellaB said
  - 16 Dec 2019
    7:13 pm
Kids can hurt themselves with almost anything, really.
- Ellen replied
  
  18 Dec 2019 , 5:06 am
  True !
- - DaffyD said
  - 16 Dec 2019
    5:32 pm
Scary, my kids have had the odd injury from bats and balls but nothing serious

- - celebrity said
  - 16 Dec 2019
    9:36 am
Wow! that’s horrible so glad your daughter is alright. Yes it is scary just goes to show we need to keep an eye on what and how they play with toys constantly.

- - nadine_hill said
  - 14 Dec 2019
    7:20 pm
I would think this would be a one in a million (?) type of accident … Slinkys have been around for years and I, personally, have never heard of such an incident before ….

- - momnicole16 said
  - 14 Dec 2019
    6:42 pm
Very scary. Wouldn’t have given a slinky a second thought – not a fan of them as much of a toy anyway.

- - Amanda Holland said
  - 14 Dec 2019
    5:37 pm
Not something I would have thought about. Glad she is ok

- - mom414719 said
  - 14 Dec 2019
    11:57 am
I have never understood the point of slinkies. Glad she’s ok.

- - mom290396 said
  - 13 Dec 2019
    9:40 pm
Never would have thought of a slinky doing that amount of damage. I would have thought it would have slipped off at another point unless the girl was pulling from both ends? Glad she is alright and will recover fully

- - mom68673 said
  - 25 Feb 2019
    6:49 am
Such a tragic accident. Happy to know Staceys little girl is alright. Its sadly to know that people had a go at Stacey. A slinky is such a fun toy and you wouldnt think it could be dangerous.

- - BellaB said
  - 13 Jan 2019
    6:55 pm
Well, an accident for sure, but not one that’s THAT likely.

- - mom160421 said
  - 13 Jan 2019
    1:46 pm
So important for parents to always be vigilant.

- - rachel1970 said
  - 13 Jan 2019
    8:56 am
Oh my goodness, how terrible. So glad your little girl is fine now. One of those freaking accidents really,

- - Ellen said
  - 13 Jan 2019
    3:57 am
Thanks for sharing Stacey ! This could have happened to any of us.
Thank God your girl is fine !

- - LuckyMum said
  - 12 Jan 2019
    1:37 pm
How scary that must have been ! such an innocent toy !

- - mom90758 said
  - 12 Jan 2019
    1:11 pm
Dreadful. I can imagine how scary the situation was.

- - mom265671 said
  - 12 Jan 2019
    12:14 am
Scary thing to happen to any child