A partner threw him a cheese feta and died: he was allergic

Karanbir Cheema, a 13-year-old boy, died as a result of severe allergic reaction at his school in West London, when a clbadmate he threw a cheese feta at his face in a gesture described by justice as "childish and unthinking".

The case occurred in June 2017 at the William Perkin School in Greenford, but it was once again the news of British justice.

Cheema suffered severe allergies to wheat, gluten, eggs, dairy products, and nuts. his colleagues were aware. They said during the investigation that they thought they could cause a rashbut never that they were going to kill him.

Judge Mary Hbadell said that when a teenager had taken the cheese feta cheese from a friend's sandwich and threw it to Cheema acted "childlike" and "I just did not think".

The slice fell on Cheema's neck and caused an "unprecedented" reaction. He started having difficulty breathing and the skin has been vigorously scratched. "He took off his shirt, shouted and ran around the panicked room, I could not breathe," said the forensic judge.

Shortly after, Cheema he suffered a cardiac arrest and he was transferred to the hospital. But the lack of oxygen caused him a serious brain injury and he died two weeks later.

Adam Fox, pediatrician specializing in allergies at the Evelina Children's Hospital in London, told the court that severe skin contact reactions were "very rare" and that "I did not know that There would have been other fatal cases ". The cause of the reaction was what made it "extraordinarily unusual".

Hbadell also criticized the way the school handled the case. The medical care that Cheema received at the school was "inadequate", he said. It was discovered that after a long time, he had received an epinephrine injection with a EpiPen expired 11 months ago. Although the judge felt that it was not possible to say whether the presence of adrenaline today would have changed the tragic outcome.

Hbadel also claimed that the school lacked an "opportunity" to educate students about the danger of "severe allergies".

"Despite what happened to my son, I think it would help a lot of children, I wish schools, institutions, hospitals and paramedics become aware of the severity of allergies," said Rina Cheema , Karanbir's mother. after the survey, according to L & # 39; Independent.

"My son was mature, he knew how fast he had to react, his words at school were as follows: & # 39;Please, help me or I'm going to die& # 39; That said everything. "