The family of an 11 yr old boy who died suddenly said it was related to a TikTok challenge.
Tommie-lee Gracie Billington died on Saturday after he was discovered unconscious at a friend’s house in Greenset Close, Lancaster.
His grandmother has since spoken out, blaming the devastating loss on a new dangerous online challenge called “chroming”.
“He died instantly after a sleepover at a friend’s house. The boys had tried the TikTok craze ‘chroming’.
“Tommie-lee went into cardiac arrest immediately and died right there and then. The hospital did everything to try and bring him back but nothing worked. He was gone.”
“Chroming” is the act of inhaling a toxic chemical such as paint, solvent, aerosol cans, glue, cleaning products, or petrol for a short-term high.
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