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Trace of cocaine found in boy that died after choking on string from window blind, inquest hears

Braxton Lee Gethins (4) passed away at Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street in Dublin on October 12, 2025

Covered by 2 sources from Ireland. First reported by Irish Independent ·

How 2 newspapers cover this story

  1. Irish IndependentIrelandFirst report

    Trace of cocaine found in boy that died after choking on string from window blind, inquest hears

    Braxton Lee Gethins (4) passed away at Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street in Dublin on October 12, 2025

    · Trace of cocaine found in autistic boy (4) who died after choking on string from window blind, inquest hears

  2. TheJournal.ieIreland

    Trace of cocaine found in boy (4) who died after his neck became entangled in window blind cord

    Doctors at CHI at Temple Street were satisfied the presence of cocaine had not played any role in his injuries.

Coverage details

2 outlets from Ireland are covering this story: Irish Independent and TheJournal.ie. Irish Independent published it first, on November 4, 2026; the last outlet to join was TheJournal.ie, 3 hours later.

Key names in the coverage: Temple Street, Braxton Lee Gethins, Children, Ireland and Dublin.

In total 3 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.

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