Girl, 2, died after swallowing battery that eroded in her throat for ‘some time’

A toddler died after she swallowed a spare battery, an inquest heard.
Francesca Asan, aged two, started bleeding from her nose and mouth after the 3 volt battery lodged in her throat and corroded.
The battery had been intended for a pair of 3D glasses which went with a 3D television, an inquest in Basingstoke heard.
Muggers left 85-year-old woman with ‘life-changing injuries’ during robbery Her dad George Asan had tried to hide it in a drawer, but she managed to pick it up and eat it despite his efforts.
Mr Asan, a former soldier and a father of six, said: ‘I thought they were safer in the... read more
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