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A 4-year-old boy in Stoke-on-Trent died in August 2025 after swallowing two fridge magnets, which caused fatal internal injuries.
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.
Over four days, he showed worsening symptoms including green-black vomiting, abdominal pain, and lethargy.
Despite emergency treatment at Royal Stoke University Hospital, he could not be revived.
A CT scan and post-mortem confirmed the magnets had attracted through the intestinal wall, causing fatal internal injury.
The inquest concluded the magnets were the direct cause of death, underscoring the dangers of small, powerful magnets in homes with young children.
Un niño de 4 años de edad en Stoke-on-Trent murió en agosto de 2025 después de tragar dos imanes de la nevera, lo que causó lesiones internas fatales.