Mother wins right to seek new inquest into girl's death linked to air pollution

Attorney general quashes Ella Kissi-Debrah verdict, paving way for fresh hearing

The mother of a schoolgirl who died of an asthma attack linked to air pollution has won the right to seek a new inquest at the high court.

The attorney general moved on Friday to quash the inquest into the death of Ella Kissi-Debrah at the age of nine, after new evidence linked it to air pollution spikes from traffic near her home in south London.