'A split second, that's what it took,' warns mother of boy who swallowed battery

Aaron Sikorski (6) from Tuam Co Galway who settled a High Court action over care he received after he swallowed a button battery when he was one years of age.

The mother of a boy who swallowed a button battery has spoken of the nine days her son was in distress before doctors removed it.

At just 13 months old, Aaron Sikorski swallowed the common household battery after getting it out of a drawer in his home.