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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Man with peanut allergy died after slice of pizza, inquest in Newcastle hears

James Atkinson, 23, pictured outdoors smiling in graduation robes
Atkinson, 23, had found his ‘dream job’ as a computer programmer in Newcastle. Photograph: Family Handout/PA

A 23-year-old man with a peanut allergy who died after eating a slice of takeaway pizza ordered through Deliveroo has been described by his parents as someone who brightened everyone’s day and lived life to the full.

An inquest opened on Monday into the death of James Atkinson, a Newcastle University computer science graduate who had found his “dream job” as a computer programmer in the city.

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