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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ellie Ng

Mother’s ‘long wait’ for justice over daughter’s death ahead of second inquest

The mother of a housebound disabled woman who killed herself after a benefits cut has described the “long wait” for justice, ahead of a second inquest into her daughter’s death, following years of legal fights.

Jodey Whiting, 42, from Stockton-on-Tees, died in February 2017 about two weeks after her disability benefit was stopped, when she did not attend a work capability assessment.

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