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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Ria Pathak

TikTok Chroming Kills 12-Year-Old in 45 Mins—What Is This Deadly Trend & Here's How to Protect Kids

Viral trend of Chroming on TikTok turned deadly for a 12-year-old boy. (Credit: Amazon)

A 12-year-old boy from Greater Manchester died within 45 minutes of returning from a family holiday after inhaling deodorant fumes, a death linked to a deadly online craze known as chroming.

An inquest heard that Oliver Gorman, a class 7th student from Hyde, was found unresponsive in his bedroom surrounded by empty aerosol cans. Despite being airlifted to Tameside General Hospital, he could not be resuscitated. A post-mortem confirmed butane inhalation as the cause of death.

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