Christmas: Beware ‘lethal’ button batteries in toys
Sophie Skill, from Sheffield, spent days on life support after she swallowed a coin-sized button battery.
Battery acid burned through her gullet (oesophagus) and into her lung, causing agonising pain and putting her life in danger.
Doctors say her case is not unique – about two UK children a year die from swallowing batteries.
Button batteries are used to power many gadgets and toys that…