Second skating event for girl, 14, who died from deodorant fumes

The family of a girl who died after inhaling aerosol deodorant are holding a second roller skating event to celebrate her life and raise awareness.

Giorgia Green's parents have campaigned over the dangers of inhaling deodorant since she died on 11 May 2022.

The 14-year-old loved roller skating after being introduced to it by her dad.

A roller skating event to mark the anniversary of her death was held in 2023 and more than 300 people came.

The second event will be at Rollerworld in Derby on Sunday 26 May, from 18:00 to 21:00 BST.

Paul Green, Giorgia's dad, said: "Since last year, there are so many people that said we should do it again and try to do it annually, so that's what we're doing.

"If it goes well each year, we will just keep going."

The event is open to the general public and more information is on a website Giorgia's family recently launched.

Giorgia 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.

An inquest was held into Giorgia's death and the coroner recorded the conclusion as misadventure.

Her medical cause of death was "unascertained but consistent with inhalation of aerosol".

After Giorgia's death, her parents became aware of other young people accidentally dying after inhaling deodorant.

They have previously called for clearer product labelling to warn people of the potential dangers.

Knitted and crocheted bees have been placed around the world to help spread the word of the parents' campaign

As part of their campaigning, they launched the Bee Angels website earlier this month.

Through the website, people will be able to book educational workshops in their community.

People are also being asked to leave crocheted and knitted bees around the world, and each bee comes with a note explaining the campaign's mission.

Mr Green said: "Giorgia loved bees because they are the hardest working creatures on the planet, covering an average 50,000 miles in a season, and without them humanity would cease to exist within just a few years."

People who find the bees are asked to post a photo on social media with the hashtag #gsbees to help spread the message.

So far bees have been placed in Derby, Yorkshire, London, Southsea, Stratford-upon-Avon, Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands and Italy.