Boy, 14, died from poisoning after eating yew tree berries on park stroll

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Literally the top result when I google "yew tree berries":

The only edible part of a Yew is the aril or 'berry' flesh, the small stone in the middle is toxic and must not be chewed or swallowed. The flesh comes away from the seed easily and is best done in the mouth as long as you remember to spit out the seed!

https://www.wildfooduk.com/edible-wild-plants/yew-tree/#:~:text=The only edible part of,to spit out the seed!

Sure sounds to me that they are edible if you spit out the seed.

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