Toddler loses end of her finger after getting it caught in an Asda travelator

Marley Delaney is believed to have stumbled and fallen - trapping her little finger

The little girl had to be rescued from the travelator by the emergency services (REX Features)

A mother has spoken of her horror after her 18-month-old daughter lost part of her finger on a supermarket travelator.

Marley Delaney was forced to have plastic surgery to repair the little finger on her right hand after she fell and trapped it in a travelator at an Asda store in Rawtenstall, Lancashire.

The little girl was out shopping with her grandmother Elaine when she ran along the travelator and stumbled.

Her mother, Lauren Delaney, told the Rossendale Free Press: “I wasn’t with them, but my mum thinks Marley has gone to run up the travelator that was coming down and she’s stumbled and fallen, and trapped her little finger at the bottom. She had to be cut out by the fire brigade.”

She said Marley was taken to hospital where surgeons began to operate before realising the toddler’s injuries were worse than previously thought - both the bone and tendon in the finger were gone.

Ms Delaney said she did not blame Asda or her mother for what she said was a “freak accident,” but said Marley was still “waking up in the night screaming”.

She thanked the fire services, the paramedics and everyone who had left cards, flowers and presents for her daughter.

An Asda spokesperson said incidents with travelators in their stores were rare and they take the safety of their customers “extremely seriously”.

They said: “We are investigating how this happened.

“When the incident occurred our colleagues did everything they could to make sure Marley was comfortable until the ambulance arrived.

“We remain in close contact with the family and send our very best wishes for a speedy recovery.”