A teenager who was found dead in his bedroom was taking part in a dangerous viral TikTok challenge, his heartbroken mum has said. Leon Brown, 14, was unresponsive when he was discovered by his mother Lauryn Keating, 30, at their home in Dunbartonshire, Scotland on August 25.
She later learned he had attempted the same shocking challenge trend that is believed to have caused 12-year-old Archie Battersbee to suffer a fatal brain injury that later led to his death. Mum Lauryn has been left devastated by her son's death and has issued a desperate warning to other families about the online game.
Speaking to the Daily Record, Lauryn said: "One of Leon's friends told me he had been doing the challenge on Facetime with them after seeing it on TikTok. My Leon thought he would be the one to try it first. Him and his friends probably thought it was a laugh and a joke.
