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Evening Standard
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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Death of London toddler 14 months after swallowing plastic googly eye prompts coroner's warning

A London toddler, aged 2, died of a tear to his throat more than a year after swallowing a plastic googly eye, sparking a warning from the coroner.

Beloved Kazarie Dwaah-Lyder, from North Woolwich, was initially taken to hospital in February 2022 at the age of 16 months after it was suspected he had swallowed the tiny plastic object.

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