Cheese ‘flicked into face’ killed 13-year-old
A SCHOOLBOY suffered a fatal allergic reaction after a fellow pupil allegedly flicked cheese into his face, his family has said.
Karanbir Cheema’s father said his “brilliant” son, who was 13, had died in his arms.
Known as Karan, he was a bright “sweet” boy who enjoyed
‘I don’t how a piece of cheese hitting him could have killed him, it doesn’t make any sense’
playing football and also attended karate classes, according to family friends.
But the teenager, who had several allergies, was subjected to a prank at William Perkin Cofe High School, Greenford, in west London, fellow pupils said.
At lunchtime on June 28, cheese was flicked or thrown into Karan’s face.
He later went to the school’s office where allergy medicine was kept but staff were unable to help and called an ambulance. Karan died in hospital less than two weeks later, surrounded by his family.
A 13-year-old boy at the same school was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on June 28 and has since been released on bail.
Karwan’s father Amarjeet Cheema, 53, told the Evening Standard: “We were in hospital, I had to watch him die, no parent should have to go through that.
“While he was in hospital we were fully concentrated on his condition. Now we want answers. How could this have happened?
“My son had allergies but he was very careful. He had an allergy to dairy products but was good at avoiding them.
“I don’t how a piece of cheese hitting him could have killed him, it doesn’t make any sense.”
The school’s headteacher, Dame Alice Hudson, said staff had tried to administer medication to the teenager before the ambulance arrived.
She said: “He had many friends who are devastated at his death, as are the staff.”