Rip Alert: Boy dies from using too much deodorant

Rip Alert: Boy dies from using too much
deodorant
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A teenage boy died from butane gas inhalation in a
freak accident after using too much deodorant
spray, an inquest has heard.
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Thomas Townsend would spray deodorant all over his
body instead of showering – using a can a week.
The 16-year-old was found dead on the landing
outside his room by a member of staff at a children’s
home in England.
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Paramedics were called to the scene on 29 August
last year but were unable to revive him after the
freak accident.
The coroner’s inquest heard police found 45 cans of
deodorant in the teen’s room – many were
discovered to be empty.
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His mother, Sally Townsend, told the inquest: “He
would not take showers but would stand there with a
deodorant and spray half the can on him.
“Then he would spray aftershave to cover up BO
(body odour).
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“He would go through a can a week. I didn’t know he
had so many cans in his room but he was a big
hoarder.”
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Thomas had been placed in a foster home for five
years before his move to Red Lodge in February
2015.
The inquest heard he had a history of self-harm but
had not expressed an interest in substance abuse or
taking his own life.
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Thomas was due to start his college education a few
weeks after his death with hopes of becoming a
farrier (someone who makes horseshoes).
Coroner Rachel Redman recorded a verdict of
accidental death, saying: “He sprayed it [deodorant]
all over himself and succumbed to the effects of the
gas.”
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The cause of death was given as circulation collapse
caused by butane gas inhalation, said pathologist Dr
Kareem Aboualfa, who noted there was no drink or
drugs in the boy’s system.