The parents of a 13-year-old Australian girl who died after participating in a popular social media trend known as “chroming” call for tighter social media restrictions.
Esra Haynes, from Melbourne, died after going into cardiac arrest when she inhaled fumes from a deodorant can—a trend known as “chroming”—at a friend’s house in March, according to the New Zealand Herald.
Just over a week later, her parents had to make the difficult decision to turn off her life support due to the irreparable brain damage their daughter had suffered.
Speaking to 9 News Australia’s “A Current Affair” earlier this month, Esra’s parents, Paul and Andrea Haynes, described their daughter as “beautiful” and “cheeky,” adding that she had “the fullest heart.”…