Jury retires in inquest into death of boy who had allergic reaction at school

Benedict Blythe died at school (Family handout/PA) - (PA Media)

Jurors in the inquest into the death of a five-year-old boy who had an allergic reaction and collapsed at school have begun their deliberations.

An inquest at Peterborough Town Hall heard Benedict Blythe, who was a reception pupil at Barnack Primary School in Stamford, Lincolnshire, died in hospital on December 1 2021 after he vomited twice and went into cardiac arrest.