Mother wins right to seek new inquest into girl's death linked to air pollution

Attorney general quashes verdict on Ella Kissi-Debrah, paving way for fresh hearing

The mother of a schoolgirl who died of an asthma attack linked to air pollution has won the right to seek a new inquest at the high court.

The attorney general moved on Friday to quash the inquest of Ella Kissi-Debrah, nine, after new evidence linked her death to air pollution spikes from traffic near her home in south London.

Related: Air pollution killed my daughter – and now I can prove it | Rosamund Kissi-Debrah

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from Children | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Fuj7Pj