Mother whose teenage daughter died from allergic reaction to one sip of Costa hot chocolate says 'I lie awake at night thinking what I could have done differently'
Daily MailA mother whose teenage daughter died after taking just one sip of a Costa Coffee drink said she lies awake at night thinking about how she could have saved her child. Abimbola Duyile told BBC Breakfast that she lies awake at night thinking about how she could have saved her child When Hannah took a sip of a hot chocolate drink in the waiting room of a dental practice, she immediately told her mother the drink hadn't been made with soy milk Ms Duyile said her world has been 'turned upside down' by Hannah's death. An inquest found the 13-year-old died following both a 'failure to follow the processes' and a 'failure of communication' between staff and Hannah's mother Pictured, Costa Coffee branch on Station Parade in Barking, east London, where Abimbola Duyile bought her 13-year-old daughter Hannah Jacobs a hot chocolate The inquest found that the 13-year-old died following both a 'failure to follow the processes' and a 'failure of communication' between staff and Hannah's mother. Pictured, Hannah's mother, Abimbola Duyile, holds a picture of her daughter outside East London Coroner's Court on August 16 Ms Duyile told the hearing she rushed Hannah to a chemist after complaining of chest pains and that her lips and mouth were very swollen and itchy Experts estimate that 10 Brits die from an allergic reaction to food each year, with 5,000 people hospitalised for severe reactions.
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