9 Year old girl hospitalized after Neknomination drinking craze

Doctors had to pump Rhiannon's stomach

An English mother has spoke of her terror after her nine-year-old daughter was taken to hospital following a NekNomination.

It is believed the child is the youngest victim of the NekNomination drinking craze.

Rhiannon Scully had to have her stomach pumped in hospital after downing a cocktail of vodka and whisky – egged on by her friends who had seen similar videos on Facebook.

Rhiannon’s mother Michelle (32) says the dare was filmed on a mobile phone but was deleted soon after.

The alcohol was taken from a press at her friend’s house without the knowledge of any adults.

Rhiannon, a primary school pupil from Leadgate, County Durham, is the youngest person linked to the deadly drinking game that has now become a global craze.

Mrs Scully revealed she found her daughter with her “eyes rolling into the back of her head” after the drinking dare.

She explained: “When I saw her I was raging, I was upset and angry. I was also scared because we didn’t know what would happen at this point.

“I saw her in her uniform with two other friends. I ran to her, she was falling over and she didn’t know where she was. She could have been run over, she was riding her scooter at the time.”

The alarm was raised after Rhiannon was found riding home “all over the place” on her electric scooter and still in her school uniform by her horrified mother, who picked her up and called the ambulance.

Rhiannon later had to have her stomach pumped and was monitored overnight in hospital.

Yesterday police confirmed they questioned both Rhiannon’s family and her friends’ families about the incident but decided no action was required.

The mother said the doctor reckoned she had drunk around half a pint of the concoction.

“We found out in the ambulance that it was a NekNomination. Rhiannon said ‘them stupid NekNominations’,” she added.

“I wouldn’t like to see this happen to any other child and I wouldn’t wish the feeling I felt as a parent on my worst enemy.

“They need to teach children in schools the dangers of alcohol.”

Medics alerted UK cops to the incident last month and the family then received a visit from officers.

The NekNominate craze is believed to have started in January this year in Perth, Australia, but has quickly spread via social media.

It is a drinking game in which people post videos of themselves on Facebook and other social media sites drinking dangerous concoctions of alcohol and then dare or nominate pals to outdo them.


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