Inquest hears woman died after suffering allergic reaction from cup of coffee in Japan

A young Kilkenny woman suffered a fatal allergic reaction after consuming a cup of coffee on the first day of starting a new job in Japan two years ago, an inquest has heard.

Aika Doheny (24) from Greensbridge Street, Kilkenny City, died at St James’s Hospital in Dublin on October 20th 2022 a day after she had been transported back to Ireland by air ambulance from a hospital in Tokyo.

A sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court on Thursday heard Ms Doheny became unwell and collapsed in a toilet after her lunch after suffering a suspected allergic reaction to milk in a coffee drink.

The inquest heard that the deceased was trying to administer an EpiPen and take an inhaler when she collapsed.

Ms Doheny, who had worked as a research assistant at the University of Galway while studying for a masters degree in biomedical science, had travelled to Japan on August 18, 2022.

The deceased’s mother, Mayumi Doheny, gave evidence that she had accompanied her daughter to Japan in order…

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