My son, 12, was minutes from death from terrifying trend that burns holes in kids’ bowels, leaving them with stoma bags

WATCHING her son doubled over in agony on the hospital bed, Hannah Amer begged doctors to act quickly to remove the metal balls that were burning through his bowel.

And the 12-year-old, from Hertfordshire, was just two hours from death when he went under the knife, as surgeons battled to save his digestive system.

Hannah and the rest of their family were terrified after Bobby was admitted to hospital after accidentally swallowing tiny magnetsSupplied SuppliedBobby had life-changing...