Sheffield toddler died of brain damage after drinking white spirit

Sheffield Coroner's Court, where the inquest was held.

A 15-month-old toddler died of brain damage after drinking white spirit stored in a kitchen cupboard atÂ his Sheffield home, an inquest heard.

Teddy Walker collapsed at his home on Edmund Close, Lowedges, after drinkingÂ turpentine solutionÂ on April 3, 2018.

A reportÂ read to the court, Dr Karen Arnold, said his mother Danielle told a paediatrician the youngster had been playing in the lounge and had gone into the kitchen.

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Dad Leon was putting money on the family's gas metre at the time, it added.

Reading Dr Arnold's statement,Â Assistant Coroner for Yorkshire South West Katy DickinsonÂ said: "Mum heard him struggling to breathe and Teddy was standing up facing the kitchen door and he was struggling for breath.

"There was turps all over the kitchen floor and a strong smell of turps."

Dr Arnold's report said the white spirt was in its original plastic bottle in a kitchen cupboard.