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Kirsty McKenzie

Worried mum warns parents to stop children from playing deadly 'tap out' game

A worried mum has issued a warning to parents after a deadly game claimed the life of at least one child.

Katy Spence overheard a group of kids talking about a strange game called 'tap out', the Mirror said .

The eight youngsters described a chilling game where one person is held in a choke hold with their neck squeezed until they almost pass out.

The player is supposed to tap out before they lose consciousness, but the game can take a tragic turn, Lincolnshire Live reported.

In 2016 a little boy from Birmingham died while playing the game shortly after his mum left the house to pick up fish and chips. He was just 12-years-old.

A boy in America now requires round the clock care after playing the game (Getty)

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Another boy from America has permanent brain damage after playing the game.

He now requires round the clock care.

Mum of two Katy, from Boston, Lincolnshire, said: "I had taken my nine-year-old son, six-year-old niece and three-year-old nephew to the skate park in Kirton on Wednesday last week.

"I was sat on a blanket reading a book when I heard a group of kids, around 11 years old say that they were going to play the 'tap out' game.

"There was a group of around eight of them and they were being loud and quite intimidating.

The mum urged parents to warn their children of the game's dangers (Getty)

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"I usually would never say something to someone else's child, but when I heard them say that, I had to intervene.

"I said to them that they shouldn't play that game, but they didn't care what I had to say and said 'are you going to stop us?'

"They just had no regard for the danger they were putting themselves in, when I told them that they could end up in a wheelchair they just didn't care."

Katy has urged parents to learn about the game so they can stop their children becoming endangered.

She continued: "I told the kids in the park that if they did start playing I would call the police immediately.

"No one should be doing that to each other.

"It's just so scary from a mothers point of view as it can be so dangerous.

"If they did it out of view, in a forest or a quiet park and something went wrong the consequences could be disastrous.

"Parents need to be aware of the dangers and know what games their kids are playing."

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