sorry about that folks, i had a little trouble finding it again. now look at it just slightly askance and i think you might be able to see why i was having difficulty believing it wasn't some kind of spoof -- i still can't get what kind if it is
it still looks really peculiar to me, though after reading it, i'm pretty sure that it's real, just very odd.
Teenage girl with nut allergy killed by a takeaway curry
By
Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:45 PM on 24th November 2010
A teenage girl with a peanut allergy died after she had a fatal reaction to an Indian takeaway.
Emma Egerton, 18, who was home alone in Sale, Greater Manchester, called 999 and left the door open for the ambulance crew as soon as she realised the dish contained nuts.
But she was already unconscious when paramedics arrived and was pronounced dead in hospital later that night.
Fatal reaction: Emma Egerton, 18, who was diagnosed with a peanut allergy when she was five, died after eating an Indian takeaway
The talented artist was warned that a single nut could kill her when she was diagnosed with the hypersensitivity, aged five.
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John Egerton, chief inspector with the metropolitan division of Greater Manchester Police, said of his daughter: ‘She was a beautiful, caring girl.’
Devastated: Police chief John Egerton, pictured with his wife Serena, described their daughter Emma as a 'beautiful, caring girl'
‘She was really affectionate and looked after everyone.
'No one who knew her will ever forget her.’
Miss Egerton had been suffering from bulimia before her death and it is suspected that she was binge-eating when she ate the takeaway.
This would explain why she did not thoroughly check the ingredients.
Her father said she had been seeking help for the eating disorder and had booked an appointment with her doctor.
‘She was diagnosed [with the allergy] when she was five and we were told one peanut could kill her,’ said chief inspector Egerton.
NUT ALLERGY RISK
One child in 50 in Britain suffers from peanut allergy and the numbers are rising fast.
Reactions can range from mild itching and rashes to dangerous swelling of the airways, breathing problems and severe asthma.
On average, seven children die from it every year.
It is the most common serious allergic reaction, affecting around 450,000 people.
‘We'd always been so careful, and we protected her for all that time, but she was an adult and we couldn't do it for ever.’
The Xaverian College, Rusholme, pupil was preparing to begin a foundation degree in art.
Her teenage years had been struck by tragedy when her best friend was killed in an arson attack in July 2006.
Kerrie Jones and her mother Melanie Edwards were killed when Ms Edwards’ ex-partner Eddy Swerts poured petrol through their letter box and set it alight.
Mr Swerts, 37, was charged with double murder but hanged himself in his cell before he could be tried.
‘Emma helped a lot with the investigation, and she was going to give evidence in the trial,’ her father said.
‘She really wanted to see justice done.’
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