Mum issues warning after son receives third-degree burns from hogweed – dubbed Britain’s most dangerous plant

Metro.co.uk - Blogs·2020-08-21 00:11

The burns to Jayden’s leg from hogweed (Picture:: Carly Bird / SWNS.COM)

A mum has issued a warning after her son received horrific third-degree burns from hogweed – a parsley-like plant with thick bristly stems.

Jayden Bird, nine, rubbed his leg against the weed, which is thriving thanks to lockdown.

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