up until 2010, ellie kissi—debrah had been a healthy young girl.cular road in south london and her family have always believed air pollution directly contributed to her death. after a six—year legal battle, her mum walked out of the high court today with a victory. the original inquest verdict quashed, and a fresh inquest ordered, which will hear new scientific evidence backing the family‘s claims. ella‘s mother also wants poor air quality to be included on her daughter‘s death certificate, something the family believes would be a first. it‘s important for her siblings, who are quite young, to understand why she died and at the moment it‘s not there. for all she suffered, three comas, she deserves that and this is her moment. although she‘s not here, it really is her moment. the court heard that the family believe that government should be held responsible for illegal levels of air pollution in their area. they also think this case could set a precedent and doctors say that each year in the uk, air pollution is a factor in the deaths of some 40,000

up up until 2010, ellie kissi—debrah had been a healthy young girl.times over three years and died in 2013, just nine years old. the following year an inquest concluded she died of acute respiratory failure and severe asthma. but ella lived just yards from the busy south circular road in south london and herfamily have circular road in south london and her family have always believed air pollution directly contributed to her death. after a six—year legal battle, her mum walked out of the high court today with a victory. the original inquest verdict quashed, and a fresh inquest ordered, which will hear new scientific evidence backing the family's claims. ella's mother also wants poor air quality to be included on her daughter's death certificate, some of the —— something the family believes would bea something the family believes would be a first. it's important, for her siblings who are quite young, to understand why she died and at the moment it's not there. for all she suffered, three comas, she deserves that and this is her moment, although she's n

up until 2010, ellie kissi—debrah had been a healthy young girl.eveloped severe asthma. she was hospitalised 27 times over three years and died in 2013, just nine years old. the following year an inquest concluded she died of acute respiratory failure and severe asthma. but ella lived just yards from the busy south circular road in south london and her family have always believed air pollution directly contributed to her death. after a six—year legal battle, her mum walked out of the high court today with a victory. the original inquest verdict quashed, and a fresh inquest ordered, which will hear new scientific evidence backing the family's claims. ella's mother also wants poor air quality to be included on her daughter's death certificate, something the family believes would be a first. it's important for her siblings, who are quite young, to understand why she died and at the moment it's not there. for all she suffered, three comas, she deserves that and this is her moment. although she's not here, it really is her moment. the court heard that t

ella kissi—debrah died in 2013 and an inquest initially ruled her death was caused by acute respiratoryt, that would link her death to air pollution where she lived in south east london. our correspondentjon donnison is outside the high court now. he is with her mother. this decision made in the last half hour also, now ella had been a healthy young girl up ella had been a healthy young girl up until about 2010 when she developed acute asthma after a chest infection. she then had a period of three years with some 27 odd visits to hospital and eventually died just nine years old in 2013. that original inquest in 2014 said she died asa original inquest in 2014 said she died as a result of a severe rest between problems and acute asthma. but herfamily between problems and acute asthma. but her family have always maintained that was directly linked to severe air pollution close to the south circular road in south london the other home, they live just 100 yards or so away from that. i have ella's mother rosamond here with me now. it has been a long battle for you, six years, you were pretty

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a fresh inquest is to be held into the death of nine—year—old ella kissi—debrah, who died after sufferingest concluded that her death was caused by acute respiratory failure and severe asthma, but her family says new evidence proves her death was directly linked to illegal levels of air pollution near her home in south london. claire marshall reports. ella was cheeky and bright, says her mother. here she is playing with her phone in their car. this little cough a sign of how ill she was. a few months later, she had a severe asthma attack and died. i'm going home today. her home was just 25 metres from london's busy ring road. she was breathing air so polluted that it broke legal limits. pollution wasn't put as a cause of ella's death, but her mother has always believed that it was linked, and now she is one step closer to finding out. today, at the high court, a judge said in the interests ofjustice there should be a new inquest. we spoke to rosamund after the ruling. it's incredibly important. i loved her so much, so, so much, and i'm so proud of her, that she is doing this for everybody

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a fresh inquest is to be held on the death of nine—year—old ella kissi—debrah who died after sufferingnked to illegal levels of air pollution near her south london home. she was breathing out so polluted that it broke legal limits. pollution was not put as her cause of death but her mother has always believed that it was linked. and now she's one step closer to finding out. today at the high courtjudge said, in the interests ofjustice, there should be a new inquest. we spoke to rosamond after the ruling. it is incredibly important. i loved her so much, so, so much, and it is incredibly important. i loved herso much, so, so much, and i'm so proud of her, that she is doing this, for everybody else. even you and me because we all breathe the air. ella was rushed to hospital 30 times in the year before she died. new evidence key to that decision today showed a striking correlation between these visits and spikes in air pollution. yet i matter we have known that air pollution and asthma go together but what we have not had isa go together but what we have not had is a clear demonstration of

ella kissi—debrah died after suffering an asthma attack in 2013.n of how ill she was. a few months later she had a severe asthma attack and died. her home was just 25 metres from london's busy ring road. she was breathing air so polluted that it broke legal limits. pollution wasn't put as a cause of ella's death. but her mother has always believed it was linked and now she is one step closer to finding out. the government says it is taking concerted action to improve air quality. ella's family will have to wait a yearfor the inquest, but it could prove without doubt that illegal air pollution can kill. claire marshall, bbc news. ella's mum, rosamund kissi—debrah, joins us now, alongside professor chris griffiths who is co—director of the asthma uk centre for applied research and also a gp. good morning to you. please let me start with you rosamund. tell us what happened yesterday, and what this means to you, this result yesterday, because it came right at the end didn't it. it did. i was hanging on to the judge's every word, and it went down to the