Newcastle single mum of three dies suddenly after eating snack with peanuts

Newcastle single mum of three dies suddenly after eating snack with peanuts
Newcastle single mum of three dies suddenly after eating snack with peanuts
Inside mum-of-three's shocking three-day health spiral when a simple snack killed her - as shattered family demand answers Single mother-of-three with peanut allergy died after eating snack with allergen Hanna Scigala, 31, had been very careful in choosing her foods her entire life She ate snack that unknowingly contained peanuts when she suffered reaction 

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A single mother-of-three who was allergic to peanuts died suddenly after unknowingly eating a snack containing the allergen.

Hanna Scigala, 31, suffered a fatal anaphylactic attack after eating the snack at her home in Newcastle, on the NSW coast, on January 4.

Her condition spiralled quickly and she went into cardiac arrest, suffered brain swelling and was declared brain dead before passing away on January 7. 

She leaves behind a 12-year-old, nine-year-old and three-year-old boy who will now be looked after by their grandparents. 

A single mother-of-three who was allergic to peanuts died suddenly after unknowingly eating a snack containing the allergen

A single mother-of-three who was allergic to peanuts died suddenly after unknowingly eating a snack containing the allergen

Hanna Scigala, 31, suffered a fatal anaphylactic attack after eating the snack at her home in Newcastle, on the NSW coast, on January 4

Hanna Scigala, 31, suffered a fatal anaphylactic attack after eating the snack at her home in Newcastle, on the NSW coast, on January 4

Her death has come as a complete shock to the family who say

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