Grieving family of five-year-old boy who died after swallowing a drawing pin say they are 'broken beyond words'
Kyle Lewis was responsive when he first arrived at hospital but died days later
A five-year-old boy died after accidentally swallowing a drawing pin, leaving his parents devastated.
Kyle Lewis died in hospital in October 2022 after swallowing the one-inch notice board pin at his uncle’s home in Thrybergh, near Rotherham.
An inquest yesterday at Doncaster coroner’s court heard that the pin obstructed the youngster’s airway and he was taken to hospital.
Despite the best efforts of medical staff, the pin could not be removed and he died two days later from oxygen loss.
Kyle Lewis (pictured) died in hospital in October 2022 after swallowing the one-inch notice board pin
His parents Mark and Emma Lewis said: ‘Losing Kyle has broken us beyond words.
‘We love him and miss him forever.’
Kyle was one of six siblings and was described as cheeky and fun-loving.
When his father Mark arrived at the hospital, Kyle was initially responsive and alert enough to talk – even putting up a struggle with an oxygen mask.
Doctors at Rotherham District General Hospital tried to carry out a tracheotomy to help get oxygen into Kyle’s lungs but were unable to remove the pin.
Emma Lewis is pictured with Rotherham boy Kyle. The youngster’s parents said they are ‘broken beyond words’
Medics described the young boy becoming pale, distressed and showing signs of his airway being obstructed.
Eventually, the five-year-old went into cardiac arrest.
Doctors tried to restart his heart four times and he was placed on life support.
Eventually, his parents had to make the difficult decision to turn off his life support system after he was transferred to Leeds General Infirmary as he had suffered severe loss of oxygen to his brain.
Kyle died on October 28 and pathologist Professor Marta Cohen told the court that the pin was still present when the post-mortem was carried out.
The inquest which was listed for four days continues.