Boy, 8, died of scurvy after his parents thought he was 'only suffering from growing pains'
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The parents of an eight-year-old boy thought he was suffering from 'growing pains' when he was actually dying of scurvy, an inquest has heard.
Dylan Seabridge collapsed at the family home in the remote village of Eglwyswrw in Pembrokeshire, west Wales in December 2011.
After his death it emerged he had the rare condition - almost unheard of in modern-day Britain - which is caused by a deficiency of vitamin C.
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I know the boy died in 2011 but I assume we are only hearing of it now due to the inquest.
No one in this age should die of Scurvy fgs.