Two arrested after takeaway allergy death

09 January 2017 by
Two arrested after takeaway allergy death

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter by gross negligence after a 15-year-old girl died from an apparent allergic reaction to a takeaway meal.

Megan Lee, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, died on 1 January, two days after she was admitted to hospital, according to the BBC.

The men, both staff at an unidentified Indian takeaway, are being held, according to Lancashire Police.

A police and trading standards investigation is continuing.

The arrested men, aged 37 and 38 are from Rossendale and Blackburn respectively.

A post-mortem examination has been carried out but police said the full results would not be known "for some time".

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