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National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

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First report 23 Sep 2016•Latest report 23 Sep 2016

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Reports, concerns and published responses

Private and voluntary organisations · Registered charity. This page brings together reports naming this recipient and response statements clearly connected to concerns raised in those reports.

Reports
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Reports over time

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Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Birmingham and Solihull

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    Karnel Kane Haughton · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Karnel Kane Haughton, aged 12, was found unconscious at home with a ligature around his neck and died at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital on 1 June 2016. The report considered that he had likely been engaging in the “choking game”. Concerns included the open availability of uncensored online videos, the lack of national guidance and dedicated support, and the risk that poorly handled awareness-raising could encourage children to try these activities.

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Serious injuries to children from fainting-inducing activities

    Wider context from the report

    “3. Information received by the West Midlands Police indicated that there have been other incidents of children being seriously injured as a result of these sorts of activities across the country. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of support and guidance for parents and children concerned about fainting-inducing activities

    Wider context from the report

    “5. There is no charity or other institution which provides support and guidance to parents or children specifically on these activities if they have a concern. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of national guidance for schools and youth groups on fainting-inducing activities, risks and warning signs

    Wider context from the report

    “4. Although local guidance and information for teachers has been issued by Birmingham City Council as a result of Karnel’s death there is no national guidance for schools or youth groups to alert them to these activities, the risks and provide details of warning signs. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Reliance solely on media to raise national awareness of fainting-inducing activities without careful handling

    Wider context from the report

    “6. Leaving the raising of national awareness on this topic solely to the media is dangerous because there is a real risk that if the subject matter is not handled carefully children will be incited to experiment with these sorts of activities. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Openly accessible, uncensored online videos of children and adolescents engaging in fainting-inducing activities without warnings

    Wider context from the report

    “2. Several witnesses gave evidence that on the internet, on sites such as you tube, there are thousands of videos of children and adolescents engaging in the ‘Choking Game’, the ‘Pass out Challenge’ and other activities whereby the children either on their own or with the assistance of others deliberately induce the sensation of fainting or passing out by various means, these videos are openly accessible, uncensored and contain no warnings. ”
    Open source report
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How actions were described at the time

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Information checked against published PFD reports and official responses · Data reviewed 7 Sep 2026 · About data quality and limitations

Data last updated 7 September 2026