(Image: Submitted by Samantha's mum, Maria Morgan)"But if it was chewing gum, why would I be alerted and think how many chewing gums was she having? She continued: "I did research and I went on Google looking at chewing gum and what could happen if you chew too much chewing gum. Dr Griffith even reported finding “four or five bright green lumps” which turned out to be chewing gum. The coroner said studies had shown the sweeteners used in chewing gum to be safe but in recording a narrative verdict he mentioned chewing gum could have played a role in the electrolyte depletion. Dr Griffiths later added: “The most we can do is flag it up.”Maria said: "They wouldn't put down that it was definitely from chewing gum, but aided from chewing gum.

Source: Daily Mirror May 30, 2021 09:23 UTC