Boy, 12, dies after ‘copying dangerous chroming craze’

A 12-year-old boy died from inhaling deodorant in what his family and coroner suspect was part of a social media ‘craze’.

Oliver Gorman was found unresponsive in his bedroom in May this year, less than an hour after the family had returned from a holiday.

Mum Clare Gillespie, 42, began CPR at the home in Hyde, Tameside, before emergency services airlifted him to Tameside General Hospital.

But despite extensive resuscitation attempts, he could could not be saved.

A post-mortem found he died as a result of the inhalation of butane, a propellant found in many aerosol deodorants.

Several empty Lynx and Aldi deodorant cans were found lying around Oliver’s room, his inquest at South Manchester Coroners’ Court in Stockport heard.

The court was told about a social media craze, said to be par