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R (Paul Worthington) v Senior Coroner for Cumbria ((1) the mother of Poppi Worthington (2) the siblings of Poppi Worthington (3) Chief Constable of Cumbria (4) Cumbria County Council as Interested Persons)

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R (Paul Worthington) v Senior Coroner for Cumbria ((1) the mother of Poppi Worthington (2) the siblings of Poppi Worthington (3) Chief Constable of Cumbria (4) Cumbria County Council as Interested Persons)
   
Issue: Whether the Coroner’s finding that the deceased had been anally penetrated should be struck from the Record of Inquest where that act did not cause the deceased’s death but was nevertheless relevant to the circumstances of the death.
   
Court: Divisional Court
   
Reference:   CO/1665/2018
   
Neutral Citation:   [2018] EWHC 3386 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Hickinbottom LJ, Farbey J, HHJ Lucraft QC (The Chief Coroner of England and Wales)
   
Date: 11 December 2018