A Weston woman has called on youngsters to stop playing 'the choking game', which claimed the life of her son.

Anne Phillips' son Mike died in 1993 after playing the game in their native Canada, and the 65-year-old moved to North Somerset shortly after to highlight the killer game in the UK.

Five pupils tried to hold their breath or tie a ligature around their necks to get a brief euphoric high a Churchill Community School, who say the incident has been 'dealth with'.