DANIEL, 12, KILLED BY TOO MUCH LYNX; Dad tells how he was obsessed by deodorant spray.

Byline: By Rod Chaytor

A BOY died after spraying himself with "copious" amounts of Lynx deodorant.

Daniel Hurley, 12, was overcome by solvents in the spray and collapsed in the bath at home.

His father Robert tried to revive him but he died in hospital five days later.

An inquest in Derby heard Daniel suffered cardiac arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythms, caused by exposure to solvents in the Lynx spray.

His dad told the hearing the youngster was proud of his appearance and was "lavish" in his use of deodorants and hair gels.

He said: "He was always putting gel on his hair and spraying deodorant."

In a similar incident three weeks earlier, Daniel, who was described as "fit and healthy", collapsed in the bathroom. But he recovered quickly.

The schoolboy died in the Queen'sMedical Centre, in Nottingham, in January.

Consultant pathologist Dr Andrew Hitchcock said: "There is a very reasonable assumption that the passive inhalation of the solvent almost certainly led to his death."

Coroner Dr Robert Hunter said the cause of death was "cardiac arrhythmia, exacerbated by exposure to solvents".

The coroner said he was satisfied that Unilever, who make Lynx, gave enough warning on their cans to use in well ventilated spaces and to avoid prolonged spraying.

But recording a verdict of accidental death, Dr Hunter warned: "I do not know how many people read the warnings.

"People need to know about the risks that these products have on the cardiovascular system."

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TRAGIC: Daniel, left, used loads of the spray. Coronor Richard Hunter, below, warned of the dangers