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Nut Allergy Teenager Dies Following Eating Brownie at College (12 January 2012)
Date: 12/01/2012
A teenager who suffered from a known allergic reaction to nuts had died following returning to college after the Christmas holidays, moments after consuming a chocolate brownie served up by her college. Naishel Kelly, aged 14, is suspected to have suffered from an asthma attack following her lunch break at Brighton College in East Sussex. Naishel, from Hove, told her friends that she was having difficulties breathing. She later collapsed in the school nurse's office. Paramedics rushed to Naishel’s school and took her to the nearby Royal Sussex County Hospital. However, the teen was pronounced dead on her arrival. Naishel’s relative, Amanda Kelly, is demanding to know whether or not the brownie caused her death.
Richard Cairns, the head teacher at the college, claimed that the school served only nut-free produce. He added that the college was devastated by Naishel’s tragic death. A police investigation has begun to determine the cause of Naishel's death. Police have described her death as “unexplained but not suspicious”.
Duncan Lewis’ childcare law solicitors can address any childcare related concerns deriving from parents of children with medical conditions. The team can advise parents on whether or not a school as fulfilled its duty of care. The department is also able to deal with a wide range of childcare law issues and can represent parents, children and children’s guardians in cases that are referred to the courts of law. The team understands that childcare law cases are highly sensitive and aims to deal with their clients’ cases in a professional yet compassionate manner.