Toddler died after choking on a pea in creche, inquest hears

A verdict of death by misadventure was returned into the death of Lauren Boland, 2, after she choked on a pea while attending the Little Explorers centre in Greystones, Co Wicklow

Lauren Boland: Pathologist John O’Neill said a postmortem revealed a single 'compressed but intact' pea was found in Lauren’s larynx, which was of sufficient size to block her airway at its narrowest point.

A coroner has called for consideration to be given to the mandatory availability of defibrillators at all childcare facilities following the death of a toddler from a choking incident at a creche in Wicklow two years ago.

A verdict of death by misadventure was returned into the death of Lauren Boland, two, after she choked on a pea while attending the Little Explorers centre in Greystones, Co Wicklow.