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Boy, 5, with special needs chokes to death after being left alone in class at school

Lucas Latouche Mazzei was watching cartoons in a classroom in Australia when teachers turned their eyes and failed to notice he found an orange, ate it and choked on it

Daily Mirror · May 28, 2023

Boy's choking death 'could have been prevented'

The South Australian deputy coroner has found that the choking death of a young boy with special needs would have been prevented with better school supervision.

AAP · May 26, 2023

Inquest urges better first aid in schools after Lucas Latouche Mazzei choked on nectarine stone

The South Australian government has apologised to the family of a five-year-old boy who choked to death on a nectarine stone while at school six years ago.

ABC News · May 26, 2023

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Choking inquest told 'closer supervision' could have prevented death of Lucas Latouche Mazzei

The parents of a five-year-old boy with special needs who choked to death on a nectarine stone at an Adelaide school were "misled" into believing an investigation had been conducted by education authorities, a coronial inquest hears.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2022

Choking inquest hears teacher still does not know how boy got hold of nectarine

The teacher of a five-year-old who choked to death on a nectarine stone while at school tells South Australia's Coroners Court she is not sure how he obtained the fruit in the first place.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2022

Inquest into boy's death examines competency of first-aid training for school staff

The first-aid provided to a boy who choked to death at an Adelaide school was "hampered by panic", with an inquest into his death to determine whether SA teachers are equipped to respond to first aid emergencies. Warning: This story contains details which some readers might find distressing.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2022

Inquest to look at first aid in SA schools

An inquest into the death of a young South Australian boy with special needs will look at the adequacy of first aid training for teachers in local schools.

AAP · Feb 14, 2022

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Family of five-year-old boy who choked to death at school refused legal aid ahead of coronial inquest

SA's Coroner's Court hears the Legal Services Commission and the Attorney-General's department refused funding for the family of a special needs boy who died at school to hire a lawyer.

ABC News · Feb 8, 2022

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