Teen Dies from Severe Peanut Allergy After Consuming Hidden Ingredient in Holiday Hotel Dessert

A TEENAGER with a severe peanut allergy died after he ate a hotel dessert on holiday that had hidden nuts in it, an inquest has heard.

, from West London, was on a trip in Turkey when he went into suspected anaphylaxis after eating a pudding.

Idris Qayyum died at the Marti Myra hotel in Turkey after eating a dessert he was told did not contain nuts An inquest has been delayed to December as the travel firm and an intermediary company continue to collect more information

The remote hearing on Tuesday, held by assistant coroner for West London, Valerie Charbit, heard from witnesses of Idris’s tragic death.

The teen, who was studying to become an electrician, was at the Marti Myra Hotel in Antalya in June 2024.

It was his first holiday abroad without his family, which he had booked through Love .

On the first night of his week-long trip, he decided to visit the hotel’s rooftop terrace.

His family says that he repeatedly asked in English and in Turkish, using Translate, if it contained nuts, and was assured by staff that it was safe to eat.

Seconds after eating the cake he began to feel sick and was rushed to his hotel room with his friend video-calling Idris’ mum.

As staff began administering CPR, the distressed mum shouted through the phone that her son needed his EpiPen and required an ambulance to be called.

But despite her efforts, he was declared dead after 25 minutes of CPR.

Idris’ mum, Ayeshah Bathia, previously told MailOnline : “Our lives have been shattered forever. To lose our son aged 19 is the worst tragedy any family could face.

“But to lose him in circumstances where we were not able to be there to help him is very hard to bear.

“And to lose him knowing that he had made every effort to protect himself from a harm to which he knew he was vulnerable is even worse.”

The family is now blaming Love Holidays for neglect – which has requested to delay the inquest into the tragic death.

The travel claims team at Leigh Day allege that Love Holidays was liable for negligence claims on the part of its suppliers, as their suppliers provided incorrect information about food allergens.

During the pre-inquest hearing on Tuesday, the coroner challenged the travel firm over its ongoing delays to present evidence.

Valerie Charbit, assistant coroner, rejected the travel firm’s request to have until September to gather further information.

Ian Denham, counsel for Mr Qayyum’s family, said: “Love Holidays provides holidays for UK consumers, from which they profit.

“We accept it’s commonplace in the industry to have contracts with foreign and other suppliers.

“But the fact is we’ve gone on so long and Love Holidays has not investigated the death of one of their customers and they continue to market this hotel.”

The hearing, with Idris’ family joined remotely, looked into the ingredients list of the desserts and whether there had been cross-contamination at the hotel’s kitchen.

The hotel disputes that peanuts were included in the dessert, saying they were only ordered as bar snacks.

It also found that Love Holidays had been working with a Swiss company called OTS International to send “on the ground” agents to the hotel to find information.

A representative from the travel firm said that its with OTS was still ongoing with no exact date as to when it will conclude.

It is understood that the inquest has been rescheduled to December.

A Love Holidays spokesperson said after the hearing: “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mr Qayyum and our thoughts continue to be with his family and loved ones.

“The safety of our customers is always our top priority, and we are providing our full cooperation and support to the ongoing coroner’s inquest.”