K died in hospital. She was only three years of age when she died. A special post-mortem and toxicology tests indicated that her death was consistent with cocaine ingestion. Her death has led to both a police investigation by the Metropolitan Police and care proceedings commenced by the Local Authority in respect of K’s siblings. This judgment addresses whether and if so how the Local Authority have established that the threshold for the making of public law orders is met.
Citations:
[2020] EWHC 2502 (Fam)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Children
Updated: 30 March 2022; Ref: scu.655294