A coroner rules out speculation that 10-year-old Oscar Roome was doing a dare before he died.
A 10-year-old boy choked to death after placing "a number of cherry tomatoes in his mouth" while eating lunch at school, an inquest has heard.
Oscar Roome, from Chazey Heath, Oxfordshire, had been having his packed lunch in the playground of Kidmore End CE Primary School on 23 June. Oxford Coroner's Court heard speculation Oscar had been dared to put multiple tomatoes in his mouth had been ruled out after an investigation.Coroner Darren Salter said: "It was something that Oscar chose to do but clearly not in the knowledge it would be such a tragic consequence.
Duncan Roome, Oscar's father, said his son always had six cherry tomatoes in his packed lunch and that putting several in his mouth "wasn't the kind of thing he would do as a dare".In a statement, Oscar's family said he would be remembered for his "kindness, cheeky smile, sense of humour and humble intelligence".
"We have an incredibly strong school community and we will be doing our utmost to support Oscar's family, our pupils and staff as we come to terms with what has happened together," a school spokesperson said.
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