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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Esther Addley

Inquest to look into 13-year-old girl who died after drinking Costa hot chocolate

Bespectacled teenager Hannah, wearing a pink sash and badge, holds helium balloons while smiling
An inquest into the death of Hannah Jacobs, 13, from east London will begin next week. Photograph: supplied by Leigh Day legal firm

An inquest will take place next week into the death of a girl who died after suffering a suspected allergic reaction to a Costa Coffee hot chocolate.

Thirteen-year-old Hannah Jacobs, from Barking in east London, died in February 2023 after sipping the drink, which she believed had been made with soya milk.

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