An 11-Year-Old Lost His Life After Participating in a New Social Media Trend. Now, His Parents Are Warning Others About the Everyday Household Item That Took Their Son’s Life.

An 11-year-old named Tommie-Lee Gracie Billington was tragically discovered deceased in a friend’s residence on March 2 in the United Kingdom, as reported by The Times of London. Billington suffered a suspected cardiac arrest after his grandmother, Tina Burns, reportedly said he participated in the “TikTok craze ‘chroming’” during a sleepover, though local police said his death is currently unexplained.

«I will do everything I can to ensure that your name and your lovely face become the inspiration for saving other children’s lives and preventing other families from experiencing this profound pain,» Burns expressed in a heartfelt Facebook post.

It seems that TikTok has taken action to prevent search results for the «chroming challenge» from appearing. However, it’s worth noting that videos related to chroming were previously posted on the platform in February, with one video even gaining over 700,000 views. This practice has also been observed on various other social media platforms. Chroming has tragically resulted in the loss of another young life in recent years.