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| Poppi Worthington: Prosecutors consider coroner's ruling | Poppi Worthington: Prosecutors consider coroner's ruling |
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| Prosecutors are considering the findings of a fresh inquest into the death of toddler Poppi Worthington after the coroner ruled she was sexually assaulted by her father. | |
| David Roberts concluded on the balance of probabilities that Poppi was abused before she died on 12 December 2012. | David Roberts concluded on the balance of probabilities that Poppi was abused before she died on 12 December 2012. |
| Her father, Paul Worthington, denies the accusation. | Her father, Paul Worthington, denies the accusation. |
| The Crown Prosecution Service said it would look carefully at the judgement along with Cumbria Police. | The Crown Prosecution Service said it would look carefully at the judgement along with Cumbria Police. |
| Mr Roberts, senior coroner for Cumbria, ruled, in a third court judgment on the case, that the 13-month-old died from asphyxia following the assault at her home in in Barrow-in-Furness. | Mr Roberts, senior coroner for Cumbria, ruled, in a third court judgment on the case, that the 13-month-old died from asphyxia following the assault at her home in in Barrow-in-Furness. |
| He said she died because her ability to breathe was compromised as a result of "an unsafe sleeping environment." | He said she died because her ability to breathe was compromised as a result of "an unsafe sleeping environment." |
| During a three-week inquest at Kendal Coroner's Court, Poppi's father declined to answer 252 questions relating to the circumstances surrounding her death. | During a three-week inquest at Kendal Coroner's Court, Poppi's father declined to answer 252 questions relating to the circumstances surrounding her death. |
| However, Mr Worthington did tell the hearing he had gone to get Poppi a fresh nappy and a few minutes later he reached over and found her limp. | However, Mr Worthington did tell the hearing he had gone to get Poppi a fresh nappy and a few minutes later he reached over and found her limp. |
| The toddler was pronounced dead at Furness General Hospital shortly after. | The toddler was pronounced dead at Furness General Hospital shortly after. |
| A spokesman for the CPS said: "We have received a copy of the coroner's decision and will now consider this carefully in liaison with Cumbria Constabulary." | A spokesman for the CPS said: "We have received a copy of the coroner's decision and will now consider this carefully in liaison with Cumbria Constabulary." |
| Poppi's mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has called for prosecutors to re-examine the case following Monday's ruling, which mirrored two fact-finding judgments by a High Court family judge in 2014 and 2016 that Mr Worthington abused his daughter shortly before her death. | Poppi's mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has called for prosecutors to re-examine the case following Monday's ruling, which mirrored two fact-finding judgments by a High Court family judge in 2014 and 2016 that Mr Worthington abused his daughter shortly before her death. |
| Mr Worthington, 50, has denied any wrongdoing and has not been charged with any offence. | Mr Worthington, 50, has denied any wrongdoing and has not been charged with any offence. |