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Kate Lally & Ellie Kemp & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

Mum's warning as four-year-old son left in agony after making 'friend' in garden

A mum has issued a warning to all parents after her four-year-old son was left covered in a painful rash from playing outside.

Caroline Gel says youngster Oliver was in the garden on Tuesday (May 17) and decided to befriend a caterpillar he had found.

Just half an hour later, he was left in agony with a strange 'stinging' sensation across his face and mouth - and woke up the following day with a severe rash all over his body.

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