Another Infant Dies
Source: Yahoo! News
A 4-month-old boy suffocated in his crib on a Burger King Pokémon ball - the subject of a nationwide recall after a similar death last month.
Zachary Jones was found dead Tuesday of what an autopsy determined was asphyxiation, said Deputy Police Chief Lana Schneider of suburban Lawrence.
The toy - a hollow plastic ball that opens clamshell-style - had been left in Zachary`s crib by his step-grandmother. She came back later to find him with half the ball covering his nose and mouth, Schneider said.
``A 4-month-old baby cannot move things from their face, and basically it suffocated,`` Schneider said.
The balls, given away by Burger King in children`s meals, measure about 3 inches in diameter and contain a Pokemon toy.
Burger King recalled millions of them Dec. 27, after the Dec. 11 suffocation death of a Sonora, Californian, girl found in her playpen with half a ball over her nose and mouth.
Schneider said Zachary`s family knew nothing of the recall.
Burger King spokesman Charles Nicolas said the Miami-based restaurant chain is investigating.
Well isn't that sad? Anyway I have a picture of Zachary below
Here He Is.
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