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Baby dies after language mix-up Baby dies after language mix-up
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A 10-month-old girl choked to death in a street as her Chinese mother struggled to explain to neighbours what was wrong, police said.A 10-month-old girl choked to death in a street as her Chinese mother struggled to explain to neighbours what was wrong, police said.
The mother, who is believed not to speak English, ran out into the street in Darlington to raise the alarm after her baby choked on a piece of apple. The mother, who is believed not to be an English speaker, ran into the street in Darlington to raise the alarm after her baby choked on a piece of apple.
The infant was taken to the town's memorial hospital on 19 September, but later died.The infant was taken to the town's memorial hospital on 19 September, but later died.
Her death has been revealed as part of a coroner's investigation.Her death has been revealed as part of a coroner's investigation.
Acting Det Supt Adrian Green, of Durham Police, said the incident was not being treated as suspicious. Acting Det Supt Adrian Green, of Durham Police, said the death was not being treated as suspicious.
'Awful tragedy' The mum was screaming, but no words were coming out, just screams Eyewitness Robert Winn
He said: "The pathologist said it was highly unlikely that anyone could have saved the baby once she started to choke.He said: "The pathologist said it was highly unlikely that anyone could have saved the baby once she started to choke.
"It is an awful tragedy.""It is an awful tragedy."
It is believed the baby's mother was an asylum seeker who lived alone.It is believed the baby's mother was an asylum seeker who lived alone.
A hospital spokeswoman said: "We were alerted by the paramedics when they were on their way and we had a full resuscitation team ready and the family went straight into treatment when they arrived. Eyewitness Robert Winn, 53, a retired lorry driver, said the baby's mother rushed out of the house and knocked on neighbours' doors.
Resuscitation bid
He said: "Then she sat on the pavement with the baby in her arms.
"It was like she was holding a kid's doll, the baby was limp and her arms were flopping down and the mother was tapping her back.
"The mum was screaming, but no words were coming out, just screams."
He said neighbours soon came to her aid, and one tried mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
A hospital spokeswoman said: "We had a full resuscitation team ready and the family went straight into treatment when they arrived.
"They were seen immediately."They were seen immediately.
"At that stage, language wasn't a barrier as the treatment would have been the same.""At that stage, language wasn't a barrier as the treatment would have been the same."