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Sophie Robinson

Five-year-old schoolboy died after ‘accidental exposure to cow’s milk protein’

Benedict Blythe (Family handout/PA) - (PA Media)

A five-year-old boy who died after an allergic reaction at school was accidentally exposed to cow’s milk protein – probably from his own bottle, an inquest jury has concluded.

Benedict Blythe, who was a reception pupil at Barnack Primary School in Stamford, Lincolnshire, died in hospital from food-induced anaphylaxis on December 1 2021 after he vomited twice before going into cardiac arrest.

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