A boy of five died after accidentally swallowing a drawing pin, an inquest heard yesterday.
Kyle Lewis passed away in hospital in October 2022 after the incident at his uncle's home in Thrybergh, a village near Rotherham.
An inquest at Doncaster coroners court heard the one-inch pin had obstructed the youngster's airway and he was taken to hospital.
Despite the best efforts of medical staff, the pin could not be removed and he died two days later from oxygen loss.
Kyle Lewis (pictured) died in hospital in October 2022 after swallowing the one-inch notice board pin
His parents Mark and Emma Lewis said: 'Losing Kyle has broken us beyond words.
'We love him and miss him for ever.'
Kyle was one of six siblings and was described as cheeky and fun-loving.
When his father arrived at the hospital, Kyle was initially responsive and alert enough to talk – even putting up a struggle with an oxygen mask.
Doctors at Rotherham District General Hospital tried to carry out a tracheotomy to help get oxygen into his lungs but were unable to remove the pin.
Emma Lewis is pictured with Kyle. The youngster's parents said they are 'broken beyond words'
Medics described the young boy becoming pale, distressed and showing signs of his airway being obstructed.
Eventually, the five-year-old went into cardiac arrest.
Doctors tried to restart his heart four times and he was placed on life support.
Eventually, his parents had to make the difficult decision to turn off his life support system after he was transferred to Leeds General Infirmary as he had suffered severe loss of oxygen to his brain.
Kyle died on October 28 and pathologist Professor Marta Cohen told the court that the pin was still present when the post-mortem was carried out.
The inquest, set to take four days, continues.
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