13-year-old Hannah Jacobs, from the UK, was severely allergic to dairy products and was diagnosed when she was a toddler.

Growing up, she had grown used to managing her allergies in her day to day life.

However, the teenager would die only hours after taking a sip of a hot chocolate made from cows’ milk on February 8, 2022, an East London Coroner’s Court was told.

Barista Urmi Akter took the order for the takeaway drinks from Hannah’s mother Abimbola Duyile, who has previously said at a hearing that her ‘anger gave way to terror’ after her child’s reaction to the drink.

Hannah had received the drink from a possible ‘miscommunication’ of the order, the inquest heard.

Ms Akter used her legal right under coroners’ rules not to answer a series of questions that ‘could be seen as incriminating’, as she gave evidence at the inquest on Tuesday (Aug 13).

Hannah died only a few hours after taking a sip of the hot chocolate.(Family Handout)

Duyile explained at the coroner’s court hearing what she believes happened ahead of her daughter’s death.

The court heard Hannah suffered an ‘immediate reaction’ after a single sip before the pair attended a dentist appointment at 11am. Hannah was declared dead by 1pm that day.

In a statement read out in court, Duyile said: “When I arrived at the coffee shop I said to the person serving that we both would like hot chocolate.

“I said that Hannah was severely allergic to cows’ milk and said they should clean the jug – to which they agreed.”

Ms Duyile recalled how her daughter abruptly got up and went to the toilet and shouted ‘that was not soya milk’, when they were in the dental practice.

The inquest has heard there is a factual dispute about the order and Ms Duyile says she asked for two soya hot chocolates and asked staff to thoroughly clean the equipment.

The coroner’s court inquest heard the mother’s recollection of the event that led to her daughter’s death.(Getty Stock Image)

Ms Akter, who had worked at the Costa Coffee franchise in Barking for about eight months, told the court she could hear and see Ms Duyile ‘clearly’ as she served her at the counter.

Under Costa’s rules, customers who ask for a non-dairy product or state they have a dietary requirement should be shown a book that is kept under the till, which includes ingredients and details of how the drink is made, the court heard.

Speaking about the incident, Atker said in statement: “I did not show the mother the book as she told me washing the jug was fine. I thought she, as the mother, would know more about (it).

“I gave her the drink she requested.”

Assistant coroner Dr Shirley Radcliffe, who had told Ms Akter she did not have to answer certain questions, said: “As far as I understand you said the mother mentioned the dairy allergy. The book was not shown to the mother and only thing done was to make one drink, wash the jug and make the other drink.”

The inquest is set to hear further testimonies, after which the coroner will give a ruling on the circumstances of Hannah’s death.

UNILAD has previously contacted Costa Coffee for comment.

An inquest into Hannah Jacobs’ death has found ‘failures’ in the run up to the 13-year-old’s passing.

Hannah sadly died in February 2023 after her mother ordered her a hot chocolate at a Costa Coffee shop in Barking, London.

Since she was a child, Hannah had severe food allergies to fish, eggs, and dairy, and upon ordering their drinks, her mother Abimbola Duyile says that she asked for two soya hot chocolates and requested that they thoroughly clean the equipment.

However, it seems as if Hannah was given normal cow’s milk instead, sparking the 13-year-old schoolgirl to have an allergic reaction.

Neither Hannah or her mom had an EpiPen at the time and rushed to a nearby pharmacy for help.

The teenager collapsed in the chemist and they called for an ambulance. Tragically, Hannah died in hospital later that day.

Over a year on from the traumatic experience, an inquest into Hannah’s deaths has been conducted. It came to an end yesterday, on August 16.

Hannah Jacobs died last year at the age of 13. (Family Handout)

The inquest concluded that Hannah had died after a ‘failure to follow the processes in place to discuss allergies’, and a ‘failure of communication’ between the coffee shop staff and Hannah’s mother.

Assistant coroner Dr Shirley Radcliffe said: “The root cause of this death is a failure to follow the processes in place to discuss allergies combined with a failure of communication between the mother and the barista.”

As well as this, it was said that the barista who served the pair failed to show the mom an allergy booklet that Costa Coffee staff are required to present to customers in instances like this.

A member of Hannah’s mom’s legal team went on to read a statement outside the court.

“Having heard all the evidence over the last week, it is clear to me that although the food service industry and medical professionals are required to have allergy training, the training is really not taken seriously enough,” they said.

Hannah’s mom Abimbola Duyile seen with her legal team after the inquest concluded. (Sky News)

“Better awareness is really needed in these industries and across society of the symptoms of anaphylaxis.”

Reportedly, one of the baristas who worked at the Barking branch had failed their allergy training test 20 times, something Abimbola’s legal team labeled ‘not acceptable’.

Faton Abrashi, a regional operations manager for Costa Coffee stores in London whose responsibilities include allergy procedures for staff, told the inquest on Thursday that Costa baristas were only permitted to serve customers who had said they had an allergy when ordering, if they had completed specific allergy safety training.

LADbible Group has previously approached Costa Coffee for comment.

When you hear of anyone reaching 100 years old it is almost second nature to ask ‘What’s your secret?’, and usually they’ll reply with something about what they eat every morning.

Having interviewed a few centenarians myself, the most bizarre response came from a British woman who told me her secret was reading murder mystery books – I guess it helps keep you all there upstairs.

Well, now 101-year-old Ruth Goldberg Jaskow has revealed her surprising eating habits which may well have enabled her to live a long life.

Ruth Goldberg Jaskow is 101 years old (Facebook/Atria Rye Brook)

The centenarian, who is a former teacher that lives in New York City, was married to Lou Jaskow, a World War II veteran, who passed away at the age of 103 in 2023 – and she now wants to ‘beat’ his age.

While longevity can partially come down to genetics, different lifestyle aspects can also play a part.

Speaking to Business Insider, Ruth shared her top tips.

Happiness

The New Yorker urged people to just go and enjoy their lives if they want to reach triple figures, explaining that she herself spends her free time seeing her family and making jewelry, which she enjoys.

In fact, there have been several studies that have concluded happy people are generally healthier – including a 2015 study on happiness and longevity in the US.

The New Yorker has vowed to live longer than her husband – who died at the age of 103 (Facebook/Atria Rye Brook)

Keep active

“You just need to keep moving,” Ruth said.

Even at her grand age, she still does a workout each day – having once been an avid dancer and tennis player in her younger years.

Eat what you want

Ruth shared that she has no special diet and doesn’t eat anything in particular all the time – instead she consumes whatever she wants because she simply loves food.

Now, that’s a diet I can wholeheartedly get behind.

Ruth and her late husband, Lou (Facebook/Atria Rye Brook)

Taking to Facebook to wish Ruth a happy birthday, her retirement home wrote: “Ruth Ella Goldberg Jaskow, at 101, is living proof that age is just a number.

“She met her late husband, Lou, at the tender age of 16 during a summer romance at Lake Mahopac. They married during World War II, and Ruth recalls her happiest day as the moment she saw Lou walking down the gangplank upon returning from the war.

“Ruth’s positive outlook on life contributed to their 79 years of happiness together. The couple moved to Atria Rye Brook when she was 96 and Lou was 99. There, they celebrated their 77th anniversary among other happy occasions, sharing their lives until Lou’s passing at the age of 103.”

The post concluded: “Now, Ruth continues her joyful life at Atria Rye Brook, starting each day with exercises that inspire those around her. Her vibrant spirit proves to us all that age truly is just a number.”

A mom was left utterly mortified when a waiter served her 12-year-old daughter an alcoholic cocktail.

TikToker Brynn Chilson – aka @originalbchillmama – shared a video explaining what had happened after her daughter was given what was supposed to be a mocktail in a Red Lobster restaurant.

TikTok/@originalbchillmama

Despite asking for a mocktail, it seems the waiter assumed that the pair wanted their drinks served with alcohol.

But Brynn has dismissed this, explaining that alcohol should not be served to anyone who looks underage.

In all States, the legal age for drinking is currently 21.

“My 12-year-old got a drink sat in front of her, she put the straw in the drink was this close to taking a sip,” she explained in a video.

“As the waitress was getting ready to walk away she said, ‘you wanted alcohol in those right?’ and that’s when it started.”

You can watch Brynn explaining below:

After the waitress realised that they didn’t want alcohol in their drinks, Brynn explained that she wasn’t happy that her daughter had been given an alcoholic beverage and they hadn’t even thought to ID her.

In the TikTok, the mum shared a clip of her encounter with the waitress, who she claims ‘gaslighted’ her and didn’t take any accountability.

In the video, the waitress explained that although the drinks were listed under ‘mocktails’ on the menu, there is the option to ‘spike them’ by adding alcohol.

But Brynn and her daughter explained that they never once asked to add alcohol to their drinks.

Brynn asked: “She’s only 12 years old, what if she would have drank that?” To which the server responded: “That’s why I took it back off the table.”

TikTok/@originalbchillmama

In the clip, she explained: “This needs to be heard. Red Lobster need to hear this, other people need to hear this in case they order off the mocktail menu, you need to make it clear that you don’t want alcohol, even though it’s a mocktail.”

Brynn explained she was posting the video so that other people, such as pregnant women, those who don’t drink alcohol – or those with allergies – don’t end up in a similar situation.

Brynn explained that following the incident, she will now be testing her daughter’s drinks to make sure a similar mistake is not made on a separate occasion.