Elizabeth Dixon death investigation reveals '20-year cover-up'

A report identified failures of care by every organisation that had looked after the child

The government has apologised for a 20-year cover-up" over the death of 11-month-old Elizabeth Dixon, whose parents have fought an unrelenting battle for the truth.

A new report into the circumstances of Elizabeth's December 2001 death from asphyxiation resulting from a blocked tracheostomy tube found clear evidence that some individuals have been persistently dishonest, both by omission and by commission, and that this extended to formal statements to police and regulatory bodies".