A 12-year-old school girl was tragically killed after she was overcome by fumes from a can of deodorant as she sprayed it on herself inside her family's holiday caravan.
An inquest heard that Paige Daughtry was so keen on personal hygiene that she used body spray as if "it was going out of fashion."
But her use of the spray inside the confined environment of the caravan lead to her collapse as she listened to music after she had been swimming.
The youngster, who attended Royton and Crompton School in Oldham, was found lying face down on a bed by her mother at a holiday park in Fleetwood, near Blackpool.
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She was rushed to hospital where she died two hours later despite attempts to revive her.
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Police investigating tragedy on July 18 last year found Paige's can of deodorant lying on grass outside the en-suite bathroom of the caravan - close to where the schoolgirl was found.
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Doctors said she had inhaled butane and isobutane from it - but said there was no evidence of "chronic use".
An inquest heard "bright and talented" Paige had harboured ambitions of a career in music or art.
She was three days into her trip at the Cala Gran holiday park at the start of the school summer holidays with her parents Ann and Stuart and older sister Catherine.
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Ann, 36, told the Heywood hearing: "She would spend hours in the bedroom and would spray and spray as she didn't want to smell. She used to spray it in small rooms and I used to tell her off.
"I suppose that's something every 12-year-old girl would do, spraying deodorant. But she was overusing deodorant - it was more than we would have expected any girl to put on.
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"But there was never a point we started to think there was an issue - not in the way we would have thought she was doing any sniffing or anything like that. There were no indications what so ever, I would have noticed."
Forensic pathologist, Dr Jonathan Metcalfe said the cause of Paige's death was "inhalation of volatile substances."
Coroner Alan Wilson recorded a conclusion of death by misadventure.
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A coroner's officer said: ''It was established Paige had previously used deodorant - a direct quote from Mrs Daughtry herself being 'like they were going out of fashion'. An empty canister was found outside the caravan window."
Recording a conclusion of death by misadventure coroner Alan Wilson said: "This is the unintentional consequences of a deliberate act. Paige was inhaling the fumes from the deodorant but what she didn't intent is the consequences
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''It's most likely that inhaling those fumes has most probably led to her heart rhythm being affected and led to her death.
"It may have been in recent times she got into the habit of inhaling some fumes. I do find she was probably inhaling deodorant fumes for what ever reason during that day. Mr and Mrs Daughtry can I pass on the condolences of everyone here.''
In a statement at the time of Paige's death her grandfather, John Delaney, described her as a "beautiful" and "happy go lucky" child.
He said: "We can't describe how we felt, our hearts have been broken there is nothing more I can say, except a part of us has been ripped away from us.
"Paige our sweet baby girl we will never forget you, as long as we live and every day we think of you you will be alive in our hearts night and God bless sweet, you will be up there teaching everyone to sing so till we meet again sleep tight."
A family statement said: ''Paige was a bright and talented girl who still had her whole life ahead of her, she dreamed one day to do something with her singing or art. Paige is sadly missed by friends and family we are all still in shock and grieving for a loving, loyal friend, daughter, sister and granddaughter.''
A family statement said: "Paige is sadly missed by friends and family we are all still in shock and grieving for a loving, loyal friend, daughter, sister and granddaughter."
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