Allergy teen died after eating kebab with yogurt

A SCHOOLGIRL with a severe dairy allergy suffered a fatal reaction after unwittingly eating a kebab containing yogurt, an inquest has heard.

Chloe Gilbert, 15, became unwell shortly after eating lunch with a friend during a shopping trip to Bath city centre on March 5.

Avon Coroner’s Court heard a member of the public administered an EpiPen to Chloe, who was in anaphylactic shock, before paramedics attended the scene.

An air ambulance took Chloe to the Royal United Hospital in Bath, Somerset, where the teenager was pronounced dead at 3.35pm.

Dr Peter Harrowing, assistant coroner for Avon, concluded that Chloe, of Seend, Wiltshire, had died accidentally.

“This is a very tragic case with someone so young who had such a severe allergy,” Dr Harrowing told the inquest at Flax Bourton, near Bristol.

“The events of that day weigh heavily on the minds of the parents, who shouldn’t make any criticism of the way they looked after Chloe.

“This was an accidental exposure to dairy products to which Chloe was severely and seriously allergic and therefore her death is an accidental death.”

The inquest heard Chloe had met a friend on a bus from Melksham to Bath at about 11.30am on March 5.

They stopped for lunch at between 1.30pm and 2pm and went to a kebab shop, with Chloe eating a kebab with lettuce, chips and barbecue sauce, and drinking a Pepsi.

Speaking after the inquest, Chloe’s parents paid tribute to their daughter: “Our dear Chloe, a true angel, is loved and so dearly missed by us, her brother, all her friends and family.”