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Indian restaurateur faces manslaughter charge in Britain
London, March 26
An Indian restaurant owner in
Britain has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a
customer after eating curry prepared at the restaurant, a media report
said on Thursday.
Owner of a number of award-winning food
outlets, Mohammed Khalique Zaman, 52, was charged with manslaughter by
the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), The Independent reported.
Paul
Wilson died last year of allergic reaction to peanuts after consuming
the curry he had ordered at the Indian Garden restaurant in Easingwold,
North Yorkshire.
Zaman is due to appear at Northallerton
magistrates court on April 24. He has also been charged with perverting
the course of justice and an employment offence under Britain's
immigration law.
Wilson died before a new law making it mandatory
for caterers to provide allergy information on unpackaged foods came
into force, according to the report.