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New inquest into death of London girl could boost air pollution fight


New inquest into death of London girl could boost air pollution fight

An inquest the following year, at Southwark Coroner's Court, ruled that Ella died from acute respiratory failure and severe asthma.

Mum settles legal action over air pollution death - BBC

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, who lived near London's South Circular Road, had a fatal asthma attack in 2013.

Air pollution a cause in girl's death, coroner rules in landmark case

Philip Barlow, the inner south London coroner, said Ella Kissi-Debrah's death in February 2013 was caused by acute respiratory failure, severe ...

U.K. settles novel legal case over girl's death from air pollution

The British government settled for an undisclosed amount with the mother of a 9-year-old girl who was the first to have “air pollution” on ...

Ella Kissi-Debrah death: Mum continues clean air fight 10 years on

A London mother who is campaigning against air pollution 10 years on from her daughter's death has said she will not apologise for her work.

Mother awarded settlement for daughter's air pollution death - Tortoise

– A coroner's inquest starts in London on Monday to determine whether air pollution ... The hearing, which is due to last 10 days, could set a new ...

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah's mother to receive settlement over death ...

The mother of a nine-year-old girl who became the first person in the UK to have air pollution cited on their death certificate will receive an ...

UK government issues apology and financial settlement to family of ...

... girl who is believed to be the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed on her death certificate. It comes after a decade-long battle ...

Landmark ruling says air pollution contributed to death of 9-year-old

A court has ruled that dirty air contributed to the death of Ella Kissi-Debrah, an asthmatic 9-year-old girl in south London, in a ...

London schoolgirl Ella Kissi-Debrah could become first person to ...

A court ruling could lead to a 9-year-old London girl becoming the first person to have air pollution listed as a cause of death in the United Kingdom.

Clean Air Advocate, Rosamund Kissi-Debrah begins new legal ...

... to recognise the role that air pollution played in the death of her daughter Ella, continues with the opening of a new inquest in London on 30

Air So Polluted It Can Kill Isn't Being Taken Seriously Enough | WIRED

Toxic air kills over half a million children every year, yet only once has air pollution been listed as a cause of death on a death certificate.

Landmark U.K. coroner's ruling blames air pollution in 9-year-old ...

Air pollution "made a material contribution" to the death of nine-year-old London schoolgirl Ella Kissi-Debrah, a UK coroner ruled on Wednesday.

About Ella - The Ella Roberta Foundation

The new inquest, in December 2020, looked at the role air pollution played in her death. It examined what government departments, local authorities and the ...

“Extraordinary” Landmark Inquest Rules Air Pollution Contributed to ...

Global first as British girl's death certificate lists air pollution as a cause of death. 18 December 2020, London: In what is believed to be a ...

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah verdict shows human cost of air pollution

A groundbreaking ruling that air pollution was a cause of death of a nine-year-old girl will make it harder for governments to ignore the human cost of air ...

In a First, Air Pollution Listed as Among Causes of Death of British Girl

After a two-week inquest, coroner determines that nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah of South London died of acute respiratory failure, ...

Air pollution a cause of UK girl's death, coroner rules - CNN

Coroner: Ella Kissi-Debrah died as a result of asthma worsened by exposure to excessive air pollution. Handout/PA/Sipa. London CNN —. A 9-year ...

UK to hold new inquest on air-pollution link to girl's death - WTHR

LONDON (AP) — A woman who believes London's air pollution contributed to her 9-year-old daughter's death has won a court battle for a new ...

Coroner urges UK to clean up toxic air after London girl's death

Britain should introduce legally-binding targets to save lives after pollution led to death of schoolgirl Ella Kissi-Debrah, coroner says.