A terrified mum has told how she fears her daughter’s internal organs could be damaged after she accidentally swallowed magnets trying out a viral TikTok trend. Kelly Sheldon, 33, said Tia, 14, had been through a “frightening” ordeal, adding: “I don’t want any child or mother going through what I have this week."
The mum-of-five said the teen had initially stuck two magnetic balls together around her tongue at school, as part of a wildfire craze that spread on social media. This sees similarly aged kids fix the colourful metallic orbs around their mouths, lips and nose to replicated the look of pierced jewellery worn by adults.
But 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. X-rays revealed the magnets had fused together in the teen’s lower chest area, and doctors said they'd hopefully pass out of her system naturally with time.
