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'Brightest star' toddler died after choking on pea in horror creche incident

'Brightest star' toddler died after choking on pea in horror creche incident

Lauren Boland died in hospital aged two after she was dropped off at Little Explorers creche in County Wicklow in January 2023 and began choking on a pea during lunch

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