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flag A 4-year-old boy in Stoke-on-Trent died in August 2025 after swallowing two fridge magnets, which caused fatal internal injuries.

flag A four-year-old boy from Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, died in August 2025 after swallowing two small fridge magnets, which caused a perforated bowel, leading to sepsis and cardiac arrest. flag Over four days, he showed worsening symptoms including green-black vomiting, abdominal pain, and lethargy. flag Despite emergency treatment at Royal Stoke University Hospital, he could not be revived. flag A CT scan and post-mortem confirmed the magnets had attracted through the intestinal wall, causing fatal internal injury. flag The inquest concluded the magnets were the direct cause of death, underscoring the dangers of small, powerful magnets in homes with young children.

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