A 14-year-old boy who was found dead at home had been taking part in a dangerous viral TikTok challenge, his devastated mother has said. Lauryn Keating, 30, found her son Leon Brown unresponsive in his bedroom at their home in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on August 25.
Now, Lauryn has issued a warning to other families after learning that Leon had been taking part in the horrifying challenge while on Facetime to a friend after seeing others doing it on TikTok. The shocking trend is also believed to have caused 12-year-old Archie Battersbee's fatal brain injury just weeks before Leon died.
The devastated mother, from Cumbernauld, told the Daily Record her son was the "happiest, funniest wee boy ever" and that he was her "best friend". She has now urged other parents to warn their children not to take part in the challenge if they come across it on social media.
