A grieving dad whose 16-year-old son died following an allergic reaction after eating a takeaway meal has demanded answers into the tragedy.
Popular Nick Kelly fell seriously ill after he bought and ate a doner meat kebab, covered in tomato sauce, from Uno Pizza in Prescot.
The teenager suffered two massive heart attacks, the first at his home where his mum Kim and older brother Joseph desperately tried to save his life.
Nick, who regularly ate at the fast-food outlet, had a known nut aversion called anaphylaxis and often carried an Epipen.
However his dad Chris said the Epipen, which administers a medicinal shot of epinephrine to open the lungs airways, "would not have touched the sides", as the reaction was so severe.
The Kelly family told the ECHO they believe the tomato sauce caused the reaction, and told how the video-games enthusiast told his mum Kim about the sauce while he desperately told her "I can't breathe, I can't breathe."
The 35-year-old parent presumed it was his asthma, and got his inhaler, but she says the Prescot School pupil told her: "I'm having a reaction."
Nick was rushed downstairs, sat on the living room table, as his mum rang 999 for an ambulance while her son "foamed at the mouth" and went blue in the face.
The 16-year-old slumped forwards before he was laid on the floor and his 17-year-old brother carried out mouth-to-mouth and chest compressions.
Within 10 minutes, paramedics were at the family home and tried to revive him before rushing him to Whiston Hospital.
But, according to the family, Nick had suffered a massive heart attack in the house, which led to his brain, kidneys and liver being starved of oxygen, and another cardiac arrest in hospital.
He sadly died in hospital on March 9, two days after the incident.
No arrests have been made since the tragedy on March 7, but officers are understood to have had conversations with those connected with Uno.
The cause of the allergic reaction is yet to be identified, or the results of an autopsy.
Knowsley Council officials are also looking into environmental health matters, in regards to the takeaway.
Dad Chris, 44 told the ECHO he wants to seek legal action: "This shouldn't have happened.
"Police are still investigating it all, the autopsy has been done and we are waiting on the results.
"Someone needs to be held accountable.
"I've not only lost my best mate, but my daughter and son have lost their brother, and my partner has lost her son, too."
Today, the ECHO learnt Uno had opened its doors after remaining closed for nine days.
The takeaway reopened on Monday, March 16, as investigations from Merseyside Police and Knowsley Council continue.
The ECHO approached the owners of the fast food premises who said they had "voluntarily stayed shut as a mark of respect".
The takeaway did not wish to make any further comment.
Nick had dropped his girlfriend off at a nearby bus stop before he visited Uno where the Prescot School pupil ordered his meal and then spoke outside to her uncle.
His family, who spoke to the ECHO for a tribute on Sunday, described him as a "lovely, lovely, happy-go-lucky lad."
Dad-of-four Chris said his son was a "cheeky little monkey, who liked Liverpool FC, playing football and games on his PS4 console.
He poignantly added: "Everybody loved Nick.
"There wasn't a bad bone in him, he'd do anything for anyone.
"It was heartbreaking at the hospital, there were about 30 kids in the waiting room to say goodbye to him.
"From the Sunday until the Wednesday when he passed away, there were at least 15 children at the hospital.
"Nick touched so many people.
"At Home Bargains, where he was a well-known customer, they said they would always miss his smile."
