A BOY has died after a TikTok craze went tragically improper at a sleepover.
Tommie-Lee Billington, 11, was discovered unresponsive at a pal’s home on Saturday.
The teen was rushed to hospital round noon earlier than being pronounced lifeless shortly after.
Tommie-Lee’s heartbroken gran has since claimed he was killed trying a “TikTok problem”.
Devastated Tina Burns stated on Wednesday the craze had already killed two teenage ladies.
Tina stated: “He died immediately after a sleepover at a pal’s home. The boys had tried the TikTok craze.
“Tommie-lee went into cardiac arrest instantly and died proper there after which.
“The hospital did all the pieces to try to deliver him again however nothing labored. He was gone.
“He had a coronary heart of gold similar to his dad. Our household is totally devastated.”
Tommie’s mum Sherri stated the development value her her son’s life – as she begs mother and father to not let their youngsters have the social media app.
She posted on Fb: “This value my son his life from making an attempt one thing different youngsters are doing.
“Please discuss to your kids in regards to the penalties of this.
“It’s past me why anybody would even do this! It’s so harmful!”
The schoolboy, from Lancaster, was described because the “life and soul of any room”.
Certainly one of his instructing assistants, Tina, has since warned different mother and father in regards to the development.
Tina stated: “We do not need every other kids to comply with TikTok or be on social media.
“In truth, we wish to get TikTok taken down and no kids to be allowed on any social media below 16 years of age.
“That is breaking us all however we wish to assist save different kids’s lives and provides households consciousness to maintain their kids protected.”
Lancashire Police have launched an investigation and are treating Tommie’s dying as unexplained.
A police pressure spokesman stated: “We have been referred to as by the ambulance service at 12:04pm on Saturday March 2 to an tackle on Greenset Shut, Lancaster, to a report of a sudden dying.
“Emergency providers attended an tackle and located an 11-year-old boy unresponsive.
“Sadly he was later pronounced lifeless.
“The dying is at present being handled as unexplained and the coroner has been knowledgeable.
“A police investigation is ongoing and the boy’s household are being supported by officers.
“Our ideas are with the boy’s family members at this extremely unhappy time.
“If anybody has any data they’re requested to contact police.”
TikTok has been approached for remark.