Yorkshire Indian restaurant owner in court over diner’s peanut ‘manslaughter’

A TRIAL date has been set in the case of an Indian restaurant owner from North Yorkshire accused of the manslaughter of a customer who suffered a fatal allergic reaction to peanuts after eating a meal.
Restaurant owner Mohammed Zaman (right) leaving Teesside Crown CourtRestaurant owner Mohammed Zaman (right) leaving Teesside Crown Court
Restaurant owner Mohammed Zaman (right) leaving Teesside Crown Court

Mohammed Zaman, 52, owner of the Indian Garden, in Easingwold, is charged with the death of Paul Wilson, 38, who suffered a severe anaphylactic shock after buying a curry in January 2014.

The defendant did not enter any pleas during a hearing at Teesside Crown Court, during which a trial date was set for April 25.

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As well as manslaughter by gross negligence, the restaurant boss is charged with perverting the course of justice by forging a food safety training certificate, an immigration offence relating to the employee who served the contaminated meal, and food safety offences.

Robert Smith QC, defending, told the court a number of expert witnesses in pathology, food hygiene, clinical medicine and accountancy will be needed.

Judge Simon Bourne-Arton granted Zaman, from Huntington, York, bail and he left court with four other men.