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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Haroon Siddique and agency

Mother suing government for child’s pollution death seeks official apology

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah
Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah was the first person in the UK to have air pollution cited on her death certificate. Photograph: PA

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 has said she wants an official apology for her daughter’s suffering as her high court claim against the government heads to trial.

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah is suing three government departments for compensation for personal injury arising from the illness and premature death of her daughter Ella, who had a fatal asthma attack in 2013 after being exposed to excessive air pollution.

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