A pub chef and his manager have been jailed after a Christmas dinner served at their restaurant left a mother dead and dozens of other diners ill with food poisoning.
Mehmet Kaya and Ann-Marie McSweeney, were found guilty of perverting the course of justice after Della Callagher, 46, died two days after eating a Christmas Day lunch at the Railway Hotel in Hornchurch, Essex.
Seven other people in their party of 16 also fell ill but later recovered after the dinner in 2012. A total of 30 people are thought to have been taken ill after dining at the pub.
Chef Kaya and manager MsSweeney were jailed at Snaresbrook Crown Court for 12 months and 18 months respectively.
Mitchells & Butlers, the chain which owned the pub, was fined £1.5 million after being found guilty of placing unsafe food on the market.
Mrs Callagher's husband, John, described his wife's death as an "avoidable tragedy" when he revealed he was planning to launch legal action.
