Sarah Raissa, 8, inhamed aerosol for a long time to participate in an online “game”
Sarah Raissa Pereira de Castro, 8, died after inhaling aerosol deodorant in Ceilândia, in the Federal District. She was admitted to the Regional Hospital of the Administrative Region on Thursday (10.abr.2025) and had the death confirmed on Sunday (13.abr).
An aunt of the girl shared on social networks that Sarah participated in a challenge in Tiktok that consists of inhaling the product as much as possible. Videos of this nature, usually proposed to children and adolescents, add thousands of views in the application.
She asked people, especially parents of children, to be aware and talk about the dangers of challenges on social networks.
Sarah had a cardiorespiratory arrest. She was revived for about 1 hour, but did not have reflexes and was confirmed cerebral death on Thursday (10.abr). After several exams, the death was decreed on Sunday (13.abr).
According to g1a police inquiry was opened to investigate Sarah’s death at the 15th Police Station. Delegate Ataliba Neto said the police will try to identify those responsible for publication of the “game”, and how the girl had access to the challenge.
“Depending on the circumstances, [o responsável] may respond for the crime of doubly qualified homicide [através de meio que pode causar perigo comum e por ter sido praticado contra menor de 14 anos], whose penalty can reach 30 years in prison“ g1.
On Monday (14.abr), the delegate Walber Lima said that the police will notify Tiktok to identify the creator of the content. The corporation also wants to sagge the girl’s cell phone to find out who sent the video to her.
“First we have to have access to the video, check if this child really accessed or had access to the content. The testimony of family members will help a lot. It is logical that if the social network of which it had access to the video, we will have to officiate the social network to know and have more information about the creator of the content”He said.
