People are being urged to stay away from a dangerous plant after a boy was rushed to A&E with burns.
Jaxon Hallwood, six, was on Leasowe Bay beach on Saturday, May 27 with his grandparents, Debra and Ken Patten, when he yelped out in pain. The schoolboy was playing in the sand dunes when a small white blister initially appeared on his foot, leaving him unable to walk properly.
He was taken to Arrowe Park Hospital in A&E where doctors were "baffled" by what the burn-like blisters could be. After doing some research, nan Debra believes the blisters, which continued to grow in size, were caused by giant hogweed.
