- Leila Landim died after suffering seizures at her home in Toxeth, Liverpool
- Mother Jessica, 23, said she was foaming at the mouth with eyes rolling back
- Leila grabbed oil from head of her mother’s bed, and pulled it towards her face
An eleven-month-old baby died in hospital after drinking herbal oil meant to be used as a chest rub.
Leila Landim spent more than a week in intensive care after grabbing camphor oil from the head of her mother’s bed and pulling it towards her face.
Jessica Landim, 23, from Toxteth in Liverpool, described how her little girl suffered seizures and foamed at the mouth in the terrifying moments after.
Jessica Landim and her eleven-month-old baby daughter Leila, who sadly died after drinking camphor oil
Ms Landim said: ‘She started coughing in a desperate way – I thought she was choking.
‘She was having mini-seizures, her lips turned blue and really big. Then her tongue was rolling around out of her mouth, and she was only breathing every five to 10 seconds.
‘There was lots of oil on her clothing. She was foaming at the mouth too, and looking through me. I was shaking, it’s indescribable how you feel – I still can’t stand still.’
Leila Landim spent more than a week in intensive care after grabbing and drinking camphor oil
She warned other parents: “These are household essentials, and I don’t think people realise how serious it can get – we didn’t.
Paying tribute to her ‘beautiful baby girl’, law student Ms Landim said: ‘She had the biggest smile, and that she isn’t smiling now, it’s not right.
‘To me, she’s still alive. She’ll always live – whether it’s just in my heart, she will live on.’