Poppi Worthington's father fails in bid to change official record of her death

Paul Worthington’s lawyers claimed coroner ‘overstepped the mark’ in detailing 13-month-old’s sexual abuse

A high court judge has rejected a bid by the father of Poppi Worthington to remove details of her sexual abuse and change the official record of her death, and ordered him to pay costs for bringing a judicial review.

Paul Worthington’s lawyers claimed David Roberts, senior coroner for Cumbria, had “overstepped the mark” at the inquest into the 13-month-old’s death over how he officially recorded the reasons for her death at the conclusion of her inquest in January.

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