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The parents of a young Dublin boy who died after inhaling helium from a birthday balloon have warned other families to make sure they dispose of any material containing the gas to prevent a similar tragedy in future.
Luke Ramone Harper, 8, from Clonlara Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4, suffered fatal brain injuries after being overcome by helium after he placed a balloon in the shape of the figure ‘8’ that had been bought for his birthday party a week earlier over his head.
The young boy was pronounced dead at Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin on April 2 last year.
The young boy was pronounced dead at Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin on April 2 last year
His mother, Hilary McSweeney, told an inquest at Dublin District Coroner’s Court yesterday that Luke had been playing upstairs the
