Phnom Penh - A Cambodian father and mechanic learned the hard way notto inflate children when he inserted an air hose designed to fill cartires into his 5-year-old son's anus and blew him up, local mediareported on Thursday.
The Khmer-language Rasmei Kampuchea dailyreported Try Sienghym was "playing" with his son Sok Sambo when theincident took place.
The paper said the child's stomach becamedistended and his concerned mother rushed him to hospital, where heremains in a stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery.
"The father very much regrets playing like this now," the paper quoted a family member as saying.
Policewere not expected to take action against the father, blaming theincident on pure stupidity, against which there is currently no law.
source: http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=...91942649C218032
The Khmer-language Rasmei Kampuchea dailyreported Try Sienghym was "playing" with his son Sok Sambo when theincident took place.
The paper said the child's stomach becamedistended and his concerned mother rushed him to hospital, where heremains in a stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery.
"The father very much regrets playing like this now," the paper quoted a family member as saying.
Policewere not expected to take action against the father, blaming theincident on pure stupidity, against which there is currently no law.
source: http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=...91942649C218032