Christmas event for girl who died from inhaling deodorant

The Christmas event will be held in memory of Giorgia Green

The family of a girl who died from inhaling aerosol deodorant are holding a Christmas craft event to raise awareness.

Giorgia Green, who was 14 when she died last year, loved making things herself so her family thought it would be a fitting tribute.

The event is aimed at families who would like to make decorations or presents in the build up to Christmas.

It is being held at Spondon Old School in Derby on Saturday 2 December.

Paul Green, Giorgia's father, said: "Her life was full of creativity. She was always making something, painting something, altering something.

"We thought we would put on this event where instead of buying Christmas decorations or Christmas presents you could come together as a family and sit down and make something in an environment where there might be a little bit of music playing, refreshments, and there will be a tombola going on."

The event is called Bee Creative for Christmas, because Giorgia loved bees, and is being held from 13:00 to 17:00 GMT.

If the event is a success, Giorgia's family plan to hold similar events in future.

"If it's successful and goes well we will definitely do it again with a view to moving the place we do it, with a view to hopefully reaching new and different people with the message," said her father.

Giorgia loved making things so her family thought a craft event would be fitting

Giorgia's parents have campaigned over the dangers of inhaling aerosol deodorant since she died at her home in Derby on 11 May 2022.

The teenager had a cardiac arrest after spraying a higher than normal amount of deodorant in her bedroom.

She was autistic and her father said she liked to spray deodorant on blankets as she found the smell comforting.

Her parents have since become aware of other accidental deaths of young people accidentally who inhaled deodorant.

Other children to have died include 12-year-old Daniel Hurley, also from Derbyshire, who collapsed and died after spraying himself with deodorant in a bathroom in 2008.

More recently, 13-year-old Jack Waple died in similar circumstances to Giorgia in 2019. His inquest heard he sprayed deodorant if he felt anxious when his mother left the house, as it smelled like her.

Giorgia's family hope more people will follow their awareness campaign on Facebook and Instagram.