Man saves baby's life after hearing her mother screaming

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March 17, 2016 12:41 PM

A 31-year-old taxi driver has been hailed a hero on the Internet after he took the initiative to give a baby first aid treatment after hearing her mother screaming.

Man saves baby's life after hearing her mother screaming

Taxi driver Mohammed Sakandar was shopping in the city centre when he heard a woman screaming while holding her baby in the shop at Piccadilly Gardens.

Mohammed told the Manchester Evening News that he saw the baby was pale and wasn’t breathing so immediately laid her on the floor to give her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

He said; “I heard the mother and grandmother of the baby girl screaming and everyone was in such a panic and shouting and crying but I ran over to them and put the baby on the floor held her nose closed and gave her mouth to mouth. I only did it two or three times but then she stated blinking and was breathing again.”

He then put her in the recovery position while an ambulance was called.

Mohammed, 31, of Clarksfield, Oldham, added: “The family were so so grateful and were thanking me. But I would have done it for anybody. I have three children of my own and you never know when you are going to need someone else’s help."

He added: “I think a lot of people shy away from helping because they think they will do something wrong, but I just had to help.

“I just want to raise awareness of how important it is that people know basic first aid and what to do in this situation.”

A spokeswoman for North West Ambulance Service confirmed they received a call to Primark on March 6 and took the baby to Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital

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