Builder with history of allergic reactions to cheese and jalapeno peppers died after eating pizza on a night out with his workmate, inquest hears

• Robin Wynne Williams, 46, was found dead in his motorhome in North Wales

A builder with a history of allergic reactions to cheese and jalapeno peppers died after eating a pizza after a night out with workmates, an inquest has heard. 

Construction engineer Robin Wynne Williams, 46, was found dead in his motorhome in Bangor, North Wales, in March after suffering an anaphylactic reaction.

Mr Williams was out celebrating the completion of repairs to Anglesey’s Menai suspension bridge, where he was staying 80 miles from his home of Llangollen.

The inquest heard that he had previously been told to avoid jalapeños due to suspected allergies – but Mr Williams disregarded the advice.

Mr Williams called his partner, Karen Maurice, telling her that he was having a reaction the pizza he had just eaten, and was experiencing ‘tingly’ lips as well as well as lumps on his legs. He confessed to her that this had also happened in the past.

Construction engineer Robin Wynne Williams, 46, was found dead in his motorhome in Bangor, North Wales, in March after suffering an anaphylactic reaction

Ms Maurice told him to drink lots of water as it had previously eased similar symptoms.

The hearing was told he suffered an anaphylactic reaction to cheese and jalapeño chillis on the topping.

He was discovered dead in his motorhome parked in pub car park while working away from home.

Sarah Riley, assistant coroner for north west Wales, said the construction engineer had been on a night out with workmates in the Menai Bridge area of North Wales in March.

He then made contact with his partner Ms Maurice at 9.50pm that evening at Llangollen, North Wales.

She said: ‘He mentioned during the phone call that he was having a reaction to a pizza he had eaten, and that it had happened on numerous occasions in the past.’

The inquest heard he did not get medical help and made arrangements to be home the following day.

But his partner later became concerned about him – and rang The Antelope Inn in Bangor where he had been parked in his motorhome.

When staff told her it was still parked up, she travelled to the car park and found him in the motorhome’s toilet cubicle.

The inquest heard that he had previously been told to avoid jalapeños due to suspected allergies – but Mr Williams disregarded the advice

The inquest heard he did not get medical help and made arrangements to be home the following day

The hearing was told he suffered an anaphylactic reaction to cheese and jalapeño chillis on the topping (Stock image of pizza)

Paramedics were called and he was declared dead there at 6.14pm that evening.

Mr Williams, of Llangollen, was formally identified by his partner Ms Maurice.

A post mortem examination was carried out by consultant pathologist Dr Huyam Abdalsalam at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd hospital in Bodelwyddan.

She ruled Mr Williams suffered an anaphylactic shock caused by a food allergy.

Miss Riley gave a narrative conclusion saying: ‘There has been a history of a reaction to cheese and jalapeños or a combination.’

She said Mr Williams had been warned to avoid the jalapeno peppers even if allergy tests proved negative.

She added: ‘On the evidence and considering the balance of probabilities it is more likely there was an anaphylactic shock as a result of an allergy to food consumed.’

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