Boy, 12, chokes to death on sausage in Thessaloniki

A 12-year-old boy died in Thessaloniki early on Monday after choking to death on a sausage.

According to Skai, the boy had woken up in the middle of the night for a snack and woke his mother when he started choking.

The boy's parents called an ambulance which transferred the 12-year-old to the nearest hospital.

Medics were unable to revive the unconscious boy on his arrival however.