Mother of boy killed by piece of cheese: 'I want answers'

Schoolboy Karanbir Cheema, 13, died after suffering a severe allergic reaction to a piece of cheese

The mother of a schoolboy who died after suffering an allergic reaction to a piece of cheese allegedly thrown at him has told of her agony.

Karanbir Cheema, 13, below, became ill at his school in west London.

Police arrested a 13-year-old boy on suspicion of attempted murder.

He was bailed until later this month as enquiries continue. Today Karanbir’s mother Rina said: “I want answers, I want to get to the bottom of what happened.

"I had provided the school with all the medication from the beginning of September ... did they follow his care plan?”

The head of William Perkin C of E high school in Greenford, Alice Hudson, said: “Everything that should have been done was done.”

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