A coroner has criticised a Birmingham school where a nine-year-old boy died from a severe allergic reaction to something he ate.
City Coroner Louise Hunt said there were many failings on the part of Al-Hijrah School in Bordesley Green, where Mohammed Ismaeel Ashraf fell ill after eating lunch. Her comments came after an inquest jury returned a conclusion that neglect played a part in the schoolboy’s death.
The jury returned a narrative conclusion, stating the facts of his death, but added a rider that neglect was a contributory factor.
Birmingham Coroner’s Court heard how Mohammed – known as Ismaeel – from Sparkhill, collapsed less than two hours after eating fish fingers and chips in the school canteen.
Seconds before he suffered a cardiac arrest in reception, the youngster told school staff: “I’m going to die”.
