Mum is left horrified after her toddler finds a rusty BLADE inside a popular Kmart toy
- A distressed mum got the 'fright of her life' after finding her toddler with a blade
- Renee King shared images online of a rusty metal knife with a warning to parents
- She said the blade fell out of a toy bought from a Kmart outlet in Brisbane
A mum has issued a chilling warning after her toddler found a rusty blade inside a popular Kmart toy.
Sally Barnden from Gympie, in Queensland, said she got the 'fright of her life' after her son Henley, two found the makeshift boxcutter inside a 'Paint Your Own Pets' toy.
Her partner Renee King told the Gympie Times they opened up the toy to play with it when they made the shocking discovery.
A mum has issued a chilling warning after her toddler found a rusty blade inside a popular Kmart toy
'We got given a paint and dog set and I half pulled out the plastic inside, grabbed the ceramics to paint with Mackinlee (6) and then shoved the plastic moulding back in,' she said.
'I left it on the table because it was rubbish and Mackinlee and I were going to paint and then Henley has grabbed the box and then the knife thing has fallen out and he has walked over to Sally.'
Ms Barnden shared her version of events on Facebook, to warn other parents about the potential dangers.
'We cleaned the house last night and the only thing left out on the table was a Kmart paint and Dog Set which the box was now on the floor,' she said.
Her partner Renee King told the Gympie Times they opened up the toy to play with it when they made the shocking discovery
Ms Barnden said the toy was bought by a friend Kmart in the Logan Hyperdome.
But she said when they called to complain staff provided an inadequate response.
The mother of two claimed the store told her this kind of thing 'happened a lot' and offered a refund.
'I am sorry but a refund would not be cutting it, if Henley had cut himself on this very sharp, and very rusty blade!?!!?!' she wrote.
The mother claimed the knife fell out of a box from a children's toy bought at Kmart
'I am so grateful and blessed that Henley brought it straight to me, and there was no damage.
'I can't even imagine what would have happened with another family, imagine kids discovering this, and thinking it was a toy considering it came from a kids art set.'
Kmart Hyperdome was contacted for comment but a manager told Daily Mail Australia they they were unaware of the complaint.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Kmart Australia for comment.
