{"id":10259,"date":"2024-08-14T12:52:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T12:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twistkoala.com\/?p=10259"},"modified":"2024-08-14T12:52:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T12:52:23","slug":"tommie-lee-gracie-billington-died-after-participating-in-chroming-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devserver.pw\/twistkoala.com\/tommie-lee-gracie-billington-died-after-participating-in-chroming-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"11-Year-Old Boy Dies \u2018Immediately\u2019 After Doing New Chroming Trend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many people are paying tribute to an 11-year-old boy who died after following a dangerous new trend called chroming.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the death of Tommie-Lee Gracie Billington, her family is asking parents to teach their kids about the terrible effects of the social media craze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tina Burns, the boy’s sad grandma, says he died “instantly” after trying out the distressing trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said: \u201cTommie-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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tommie-Lee Gracie Billington\u2019s heartbroken family urges parents to protect their children from dangerous social media trends. Credit: Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

When Burns talked about her grandson, she said that he had a “heart of gold” and was “a bright, energetic boy.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She told the Lancashire Post<\/a>: \u201cWe don\u2019t want any other children to follow TikTok or be on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn fact, we want to get TikTok taken down and no children to be allowed on any social media under 16 years of age.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tommie-Lee’s sad mother also tells parents to think about how much time their kids spend on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She wrote on Facebook: \u201cAs much as I hate talking about it, I need to raise awareness of what kids are trying nowadays. This cost my son his life from trying something other kids are doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease talk to your children about the consequences of this. It is beyond me why anyone would even try this! It\u2019s so dangerous!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burns says Tommie Lee’s family wants to “help save other children’s lives.” Parents have already thanked her for making people aware of the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tommie-Lee Gracie Billington was found unresponsive at a friend\u2019s home. Credit: Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

No one could wake Tommie-Lee up at a friend’s house in Lancaster on March 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Lancashire Police spokesperson states (per Lancashire Telegraph<\/a>): \u201cEmergency services attended an address and found an 11-year-old boy unresponsive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cSadly he was later pronounced dead. The death is currently being treated as unexplained and the coroner has been informed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA police investigation is ongoing and the boy\u2019s family are being supported by officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur thoughts are with the boy\u2019s loved ones at this incredibly sad time. If anyone has any information they are asked to contact police.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tommie-Lee Gracie Billington\u2019s family believe he died after participating in a dangerous TikTok trend. Credit: Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

During an inquest into Tommie-Lee\u2019s death at Preston Coroners Court, it emerged that police were treating the boy\u2019s death as unexplained, with whether he inhaled substances being one line of inquiry, reports the BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The examiner stated that there were no strange conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The BBC claimed in June that two people had been questioned after the death of the 11-year-old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A guy from Lancaster, who is 25 years old, was questioned about charges of child abuse, neglect, drug possession with the plan to sell, and money laundering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was given bail and let go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 35-year-old woman from Lancaster was also questioned about charges of having drugs with the plan to sell them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A spokesman for the Lancashire police said that she was freed while the case is still being looked into.<\/p>\n\n\n

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More than \u00a34,000 was donated to Tommie-Lee Gracie Billington\u2019s fundraiser. Credit: GoFundMe
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The boy’s family thinks that he died after going along with a dangerous TikTok trend called “chroming<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Royal Children’s Hospital<\/a> says that chroming is the broad term for breathing flammable chemicals or liquids as a form of medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A GoFundMe<\/a> page for Tommie Lee’s funeral raised more than \u00a34,800, which was more than its \u00a33,000 goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The description of the fundraiser said that any extra money would be given to the 11-year-old’s school and the Co-Operative Funeral Directors for a headstone or memorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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