Gas and Solvent Use headlines July to September 2024

UK

Boy, 16, killed woman after inhaling laughing gas A 16-year-old boy has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a woman during a row after they both inhaled laughing gas on Christmas Eve.

Driver killed in New Year's Day roundabout crash reached 111mph after drinking an inhaling laughing gas A young man who died in a crash on New Year's Day drove at 111mph after drinking alcohol and inhaling laughing gas, an inquest heard.

Canterbury Academy pupil, 13, suspected to have inhaled deodorant before tragic death was ‘intelligent’ and ‘cheeky’ boy a boy suspected to have inhaled deodorant before his tragic death.

Speeding driver who killed his passenger jailed A speeding driver who had been drinking and taking nitrous oxide before a fatal crash in North Lincolnshire has been jailed for more than 10 years.

James Thomson attacked 71-year-old after inhaling butane gas A WALLYFORD man pulled an elderly man to the ground in an unprovoked attack after spending the day inhaling butane gas.

Man needs 24/7 care after 'laughing gas' crash A driver inhaled nitrous oxide before a car crash which left one of his passengers needing round-the-clock care.

Could my daughter have been saved - did she slip through the net? She had been struggling with a diagnosed emotional unstable personality disorder, which included extreme mood swings, complicated by her addiction to solvents.

Gas and Solvent Use headlines April to June 2024

UK

Inquest concludes into deaths of two men in Bradford crash Arsalan Khalid Baig’s relatives spoke out following the conclusion of an inquest into his death and that of drug driver Mohammed Azad Khan, who had taken cannabis and nitrous oxide and was in a “drug-intoxicated condition” when his car failed to negotiate a 90-degree bend on a Bradford industrial estate.

New driver inhaled laughing gas before killing friend and hurting two others in horror smash speeding new driver who inhaled laughing gas and smoked cannabis before killing his own friend and wounding two others during a horror head-on smash has been locked up.

Convicted robber found dead in Newcastle four days after release from HMP Northumberland However, the report added that Manson - who is likely to have died after inhaling butane gas - was "clearly dead and had been for some time".

Plymouth driver on laughing gas killed mum-of-three after jumping red light Harry Lock was heading home to Plymouth when he collided with a woman on a bicycle.

USA

Man dead after huffing, explosion in vehicle in Port St. Lucie A 48-year-old Port St. Lucie man died Thursday after an apparent explosion while “huffing” in his vehicle in St. Lucie West, police said.

Historic $7.8M jury award in death of Minnesotan struck by driver who was high from huffing aerosol A federal jury in Minnesota has found that the maker of a dust remover must pay $7.8 million in connection with a driver inhaling the aerosol to get high and causing a two-vehicle crash in far northern Minnesota that killed another motorist.

Plaintiff alleges computer duster manufacturer negligence led to husband's death Spring Piatek has accused Norazza, Inc. of producing and distributing defective computer dusters that led to the death of her husband, Timothy Piatek.

Gas and Solvent Use headlines January to March 2024

 UK

Bolton: Man found deceased at home in Little Lever Police Coroners Officer Robert Struttman said a postmortem had been carried out and the causes of death were given as a sudden death with an underlying cause of solvent abuse.

Boy, 11, dies after viral social media 'chroming' challenge goes wrong Tommie-Lee Gracie Billington, 11, died after allegedly attempting a dangerous online stunt called 'chroming', which involves inhaling toxic chemicals such as aerosol cans

Heartbroken mum of student killed by laughing gas calls on ministers to make it class A drug The heartbroken mum said: 'Nitrous oxide can kill you. It should be a class A drug'

USA

Stabbing reported at Bozeman Walmart a man was 'huffing' canned air outside the store when he became agitated and reportedly attacked a bystander. The bystander then attempted to defend himself with a pocket knife, stabbing the man in the stomach resulting in non-life-threatening injuries.

Brazil 

Police investigate cause of death of 11-year-old boy in São Gabriel do Oeste In an interview with Idest, delegate Matheus Vital, responsible for the investigations, stated that the possible cause of death is inhalation of aerosol deodorant.

Gas and Solvent Use headlines October to December 2023

UK

Rohail Jillani took nitrous oxide before driving at 98mph and killing Nadia Yusuf, 17 A speeding motorist who filmed himself inhaling ‘hippy crack’ and drove close to 100mph before killing a 17-year-old girl in a crash has been jailed. 

Woman, 20, died from inhaling lighter fluid gases Ruby Williams, from March, had butane, isobutane and propane detected in her blood system, an inquest into her death heard. 

Driver high on nitrous oxide and recording on phone kills girl, 15, in horror crash into ravine A van driver who killed a schoolgirl while high on nitrous oxide and recording on his phone has been sentenced for causing death by dangerous driving.

Boy, 16, jailed for life for murdering teen who ‘tried to protect his friend’ Ben Moncrieff had been on a night out with friends in Bath city centre before he was murdered in the street in the early hours of Saturday, May 6 this year.

Boy, 17, stabbed to death by two teenagers ‘under influence of nitrous oxide’ A 17-year-old boy who moved from London to Yorkshire for a “safer life” was “hacked to death” by two teenagers who were “under the influence of nitrous oxide”, a court has heard.