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Liam Buckler

Boy, 13, dies from sick Benadryl TikTok challenge as dad shares tragic death bed image

A 13-year-old boy has tragically died completing a sick TikTok challenge that saw him overdose on Benadryl tablets.

Jacob Stevens, from Columbus, Ohio, US, was trying to copy the unsafe challenge by consuming the over-the-counter antihistamine medicine in order to try and create a hallucination.

The challenge, which would then be uploaded to social media, was being filmed by his friends at home when the teenager's body started seizing.

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