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Rachel Hagan

Boy, 5, with special needs chokes to death after being left alone in class at school

A young boy with special needs died after he choked on a nectarine after he was left alone in a classroom in Australia.

The incident happened in 2017, but Lucas Latouche Mazzei's parents have slammed the Department for Education over the way it handled the investigation and aftermath of their son’s death.

South Australia (SA) Deputy Coroner Ian White handed down his final report on Friday and found the five-year-old death was preventable.

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