A terrified mum has issued a warning to parents after her daughter accidentally swallowed magnets while trying out a viral TikTok trend.
Kelly Sheldon, 33, said Tia, 14, had initially stuck two magnetic balls together around her tongue at school, as part of a wildfire craze that spread on social media. The trend asks children to fix the magnets around their mouths, lips and nose to replicate the look of pierced jewellery worn by adults.
However, Kelly said her daughter Tia forgot to remove the magnets when she took a swig of water and was rushed to the hospital on the advice of NHS call handlers after they passed down her throat.
