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Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s mother to receive settlement over death linked to air pollution

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Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s mother to receive settlement over death linked to air pollution



UK government offers undisclosed sum in compensation to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah for daughter’s untimely deathThe 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 undisclosed settlement from the government in compensation for her daughter’s untimely death.Settling a legal case, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Department for Transport and the Department of Health and Social Care issued a statement expressing sincere condolences to the family of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, from south-east London, who had a fatal asthma attack in 2013 after being exposed to excessive air pollution. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/31/ella-kissi-debrah-mother-receive-settlement-death-air-pollution

Author : Amelia Gentleman

Publish date : 2024-10-31 15:57:23

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