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Takeaway nut curry death: Restaurant owner Mohammed Zaman guilty Nut curry death: Restaurant owner Mohammed Zaman guilty
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A "reckless" restaurant owner has been found guilty of killing a customer who had an allergic reaction to a curry.A "reckless" restaurant owner has been found guilty of killing a customer who had an allergic reaction to a curry.
Paul Wilson, 38, suffered a severe anaphylactic shock in January 2014 after eating a takeaway containing nuts from the Indian Garden in Easingwold, North Yorkshire.Paul Wilson, 38, suffered a severe anaphylactic shock in January 2014 after eating a takeaway containing nuts from the Indian Garden in Easingwold, North Yorkshire.
A jury found Mohammed Zaman, 52, of Huntington, guilty of manslaughter after a trial at Teesside Crown Court.A jury found Mohammed Zaman, 52, of Huntington, guilty of manslaughter after a trial at Teesside Crown Court.
The court heard he cut corners by using cheaper ingredients containing peanuts.The court heard he cut corners by using cheaper ingredients containing peanuts.
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Owner continued selling dangerous meals
Zaman, who is due to be sentenced later, denied he was responsible but a jury was told he switched almond powder for a cheaper groundnut mix, which contained peanuts.Zaman, who is due to be sentenced later, denied he was responsible but a jury was told he switched almond powder for a cheaper groundnut mix, which contained peanuts.
Mr Wilson, a bar manager from Helperby, North Yorkshire, specified "no nuts" when he ordered a chicken tikka masala - an instruction which was written on his order and on the lid of his takeaway, the court heard.Mr Wilson, a bar manager from Helperby, North Yorkshire, specified "no nuts" when he ordered a chicken tikka masala - an instruction which was written on his order and on the lid of his takeaway, the court heard.
'Cavalier attitude''Cavalier attitude'
He died three weeks after a different customer with a nut allergy bought a meal from one of Mr Zaman's six restaurants and had a reaction requiring hospital treatment.He died three weeks after a different customer with a nut allergy bought a meal from one of Mr Zaman's six restaurants and had a reaction requiring hospital treatment.
The restaurateur had a "reckless and cavalier attitude to risk" and "put profit before safety" at all his outlets, the jury was told.The restaurateur had a "reckless and cavalier attitude to risk" and "put profit before safety" at all his outlets, the jury was told.
Zaman was almost £300,000 in debt and cut costs by using the cheaper nut powder and by employing untrained, illegal workers, the court heard.Zaman was almost £300,000 in debt and cut costs by using the cheaper nut powder and by employing untrained, illegal workers, the court heard.
He claimed he left managers to run his restaurants and that included ordering stock and hiring staff, telling jurors he was not on the premises when the curry was ordered. Mr Wilson's parents, Margaret and Keith, from Sheffield, said he was "meticulous" about dealing with nuts after had a reaction to a chocolate bar at the age of seven.
Mrs Wilson said the smell of nuts, or accidentally drinking from the same glass as someone who was eating them, could trigger a reaction.
"He was always very, very careful whenever he was out in a restaurant or working," she said.
'Totally avoidable'
"Nothing can bring Paul back but it is our sincere hope that his death will raise awareness in the food industry so this never happens again. We also ask anyone with a food allergy to always be aware."
De Insp Shaun Page said Mr Wilson's death was "totally avoidable".
"It's been quite striking, his lack of remorse for what has happened. And trying to distance himself from any involvement in his death. That had struck me through this investigation. His lack of compassion and understanding about that he's actually done," he said.
Danny Savage, North of England correspondent
Paul Wilson asked for a nut free takeaway and tried to make himself sick when he realised he hadn't got what he ordered.
But it was too late. The anaphylactic shock killed him.
The restaurateur tried to blame everyone else but himself. Mohammed Zaman's drive to cut costs hospitalised one customer and killed another.
It's taken this case to emphasise just how serious a peanut allergy can be. Mistakes can be fatal.
Zaman claimed he left managers to run his restaurants and that included ordering stock and hiring staff, telling jurors he was not on the premises when the curry was ordered.
The father-of-four was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence and six food safety offences. He was cleared of a charge of perverting the course of justice.The father-of-four was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence and six food safety offences. He was cleared of a charge of perverting the course of justice.