Get the latest parenting news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly newsletterA schoolboy was left needing emergency surgery for a punctured bowel after accidentally swallowing 'toy' magnets he was bought for his birthday.Mickey Hambly, 7, began experiencing agonising abdominal pain and his worried parents rushed him to A&E where he was seen by medics.
Once at hospital Mickey's mum Elaine, 29 was horrified to see x-rays showed six of the tiny magnetic balls she bought him for his birthday were lodged in his stomach, and this had caused three holes to appear in his bowel.
Elaine bought the magnets after watching viral YouTube videos of them being used to build impressive structures. But after her nightmare experience she is now warning
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