A schoolboy screamed in agony as his skin broke out in blisters while playing at a popular beach.
Jaxon Hallwood was enjoying a day out with his grandparents, Debra and Ken Patten, at Leasowe Bay beach in Wirral on Saturday, May 27, when he yelped out in pain. The six-year-old 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 A&E at Arrowe Park Hospital where doctors were said to have been "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.
