Teenager died on New Year's Day in 2017 after suffering irreversible brain damage from eating the Indian takeaway ordered from Royal Spice Takeaway via JustEat
Two takeaway workers have been found guilty of manslaughter after a teenager with a nut allergy died from eating one of their meals.
Megan Lee had an allergic reaction from the takeaway she and her pal ordered off JustEat from the Royal Spice Takeaway in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, on December 30 2016.
After consuming the seekh kebab and naan the 15-year-old had an immediate reaction and went on to suffer irreversible brain damage.
She was pronounced dead on New Year's Day in 2017.
Manchester Crown Court heard how her friend posted the words 'prawns and nuts' in a comments section of the JustEat website near to a separate area about allergies.
But the meal Megan was served, consisting of a onion bhaji, a seekh kebab and a Peshwari naan, was later found to have the "widespread presence" of peanut protein.
Today the takeaway's owner, Mohammed Abdul Kuddus, 40, and Harun Rashid, 38 - alleged to be the manager, were found guilty by a jury.
The pair had denied manslaughter by gross negligence.
Following Megan's death a police inquiry was launched and on January 6 the restaurant was immediately closed down by Trading Standards and environmental hygiene officers.
Peter Wright QC, prosecuting, told the court her death was a "disaster waiting to happen".
It was alleged there was a "litany of failings" in the kitchen, including poor hygiene and no records of ingredients kept.
Giving evidence, Rashid denied he was the manager of the restaurant and claimed he was merely a delivery driver at the time.
Kuddus, who is said not to speak English, chose not to give evidence during trial.
Simon Myerson QC, defending Kuddus, said Megan's death was "unpredictable" and could not have been foreseen.
Judge Mrs Justice Yip told jurors during the court case they would have to consider whether the note on the order was sufficient to mean Megan's allergy was declared.
She said: "It is a matter of interpretation, and so a matter for you, whether that was enough to put the business on notice of Megan's allergy to nuts."
Kuddus, of Belper Street, Blackburn, admitted a count of failing to discharge a general duty of employers, contrary to the Health and Safety at Work Act, and another count of failing to put in place, implement and maintain a permanent procedure or procedures in contravention of European Union food safety regulations.
He also entered guilty pleas to the same offences on behalf of Royal Spice Takeaway Limited, trading as Royal Spice.
Rashid, of Rudd Street, Haslingden, pleaded not guilty to those charges.
The court previously heard how Megan had gone to a friend's house so they could revise for forthcoming mock GCSE exams.
The friend's mother gave her liquid antihistamine and said that she was joking and chatting following the allergic reaction.
But her condition deteriorated rapidly when she arrived home. She stopped breathing after crying for help from her mother who desperately tried to revive her.
Gemma Lee twice gave her daughter Megan the kiss of life and carried out chest compressions as the youngster lay on her bedroom.
But as an ambulance rushed to the family home, Miss Lee heard the teenager stop breathing.
The court heard a paramedic told her: "This is as serious as it gets."
Mrs Lee said in a statement read to the court: "We got in just after 7pm and went into the kitchen where Megan was chatting and had a drink of water before going upstairs to get ready for bed.
"About 15 minutes later I heard her shout "mum" and it was the way she shouted that made me go quickly.
"I could see that she was suffering from an allergic reaction and I saw that her lips were swelling and blue.
"She said she was struggling to breath and I was trying to get her to sit down. I was talking to her and she was to me but she was panicking.
"Her lips were turning purple and she a losing colour. I rang the ambulance and was on the phone for 9 minutes whilst Megan was slumped against the wall.
"I laid her down on the floor and had to do mouth to mouth. Her eyes were closed and I then heard her gasp and realised that she was not breathing.
"I started to do compressions as the paramedics arrived. They shocked Megan and went downstairs so they could work on her."
Mrs Lee added: "As a family if we ever ordered takeaway food it would always be the same place. As a rule, Megan would never have any sauce from a takeaway.
"She has previously eaten all of the items ordered, expect for the peshwari naan, and has never suffered an allergic reaction. I don't believe Megan would know what a peshwari naan is.
"We have always been very careful with food and taken care to see what ingredients are in the food we are eating.
"If Megan thought something had nuts in it, she would not eat it. I remember when I went upstairs to help Megan I saw her blue inhaler at the top of the stairs.
"I think she would have been using it before she shouted me.
"Both of us were not aware that Megan's allergies could have lead to her death and we always believed from what we were told that she had mild allergies.
"She has not had many reactions to food but had previously eaten a prawn cracker and had a reaction although she was not taken to the hospital.
"I would describe her eating habits as good, she would eat a lot of salad and fruit and would generally eat plain things."
In a statement read outside court, Megan's parents Adam and Gemma Lee said: "Our lives will never be the same. The loss of our beautiful daughter has completely devastated us.
"Megan's positive presence and infectious smile will forever be missed.
"It breaks our hearts that Megan didn't get the chance to sit her GCSE exams, something she had worked so incredibly hard for, to celebrate her 16th birthday or go to the school prom with her friends.
"Megan didn't get the opportunity to fulfil her ambition of working in musical theatre, to explore the world, fall in love or have children of her own.
"It's these thoughts that cause great sadness, because nobody deserved it more than Megan."
Speaking outside court, Megan's parents added: "Our lives will never be the same. The loss of our beautiful daughter has completely devastated us.
"Megan's positive presence and infectious smile will forever be missed.
"It breaks our hearts that Megan didn't get the chance to sit her GCSE exams, something she had worked so incredibly hard for, to celebrate her 16th birthday or go to the school prom with her friends.
"Megan didn't get the opportunity to fulfil her ambition of working in musical theatre, to explore the world, fall in love or have children of her own.
"It's these thoughts that cause great sadness, because nobody deserved it more than Megan."
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