Killed by a Hickey on This Day in History

 

Julio Macías González, 17, from Mexico City, died after a hickey he received from his girlfriend caused a stroke.

"Doctors believe the suction of the hickey—or love bite—resulted in a blood clot, which traveled to Julio Macias Gonzalez’s brain and caused a stroke, the Independent and local Mexican media reported." Source

"...while hickeys are usually only the source of minor embarrassment, this isn't the first time that a hickey has resulted in a medical emergency. In 2010, a 44-year-old woman had a minor stroke after a hickey caused a blood clot that traveled to her heart, the New Zealand Medical Journal reported, according to Newser." Source

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