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William McGee & Sara Odeen-Isbister

Boy, 7, dies after swallowing a button battery while on holiday in Portugal

A young boy has died after swallowing a button battery while on holiday with his family.

The seven-year-old, who lived in Payerne, Switzerland, and named in reports as Jose, was on a break in Portugal when he ingested the battery.

The victim was taken to hospital in the city of Coimbra and the battery was removed but he later died of vasculitus, an inflammation of the blood vessels.

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