AEROSOL DEODORANT KILLS BOY OBSESSED WITH SMELLING NICE

MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- A 16-year-old boy obsessed with smelling
nice died after months of repeatedly spraying his entire body with
deodorant, a coroner ruled Wednesday.

Jonathan Capewell had 10 times the lethal dosage of propane and butane
in his blood when he suffered a heart attack and died July 29, coroner
Barrie Williams said.

"His personal hygiene led him to use more than was normal in a
confined space, which limits ventilation," said the coroner, who
recorded the death as accidental.

Jonathan's father, Keith Capewell, said his son would cover his entire
body with deodorant at least twice a day.

"When we told him he was using too much, he said he just wanted to
smell good," Capewell said.

"Even when we were in a room downstairs we couldn't just smell it, we
could taste it," the father said. "You wouldn't have thought that
could have been the cause for someone to die. What a price to pay for
smelling nice."

Sue Rogers of the British Aerosol Manufacturing Association said she
had never heard of a similar incident.

"It is extraordinarily unusual and terribly tragic," she said. "The
aerosols have warnings about spraying in confined areas and
well-ventilated places, but these are for flammability risks, not
about accidental inhalation."

The boy's mother, Louise, called for better warnings on deodorant
cans."You just get up in the morning and spray it on, but who expects
it to kill you?" she said.

Checked-by: Richard Lake