Ghana Family In UK Gets Apology From UK Government After Tragic Death Of Daughter

• A Ghanaian family in the UK has gotten a settlement from the UK government after the death of its daughter
• Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah suffered a fatal asthma attack in February 2013 after being exposed to excessive air pollution
• Her mother sued the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, the Department for Transport and the Department for Health and Social Care in the UK

A Ghanaian family in the UK has gotten a settlement from the UK government after its nine-year-old daughter, Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, suffered a fatal asthma attack in February 2013 after being exposed to excessive air pollution.

UK government ministers have told the child's mother it was sorry for the loss.

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s passing was a landmark incident as she was the first person to have air pollution listed as a cause of death at an inquest in the UK.

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The levels of nitrogen dioxide near Ella's home had exceeded World Health Organization and European Union guidelines.

An inquest heard that in the three years before Ella's death, she had multiple seizures and was hospitalised 27 times.

BBC reported that she lived 25 metres from a busy road in Lewisham, south-east London.

Her mother, Rosamund, said settling the action for an undisclosed sum was not a win "because your child is already dead", but it did provide "an acknowledgement" of what happened to her.

She had sued the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), the Department for Transport and the Department for Health and Social Care for compensation over Ella's "illness and premature death".

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A Ghanaian teacher in the UK, Ernestina Quainoo, has been banned from classrooms because of a history of child trafficking.

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Her past conviction on child trafficking only came to light when a colleague recognised her from a news report.

The UK's Teaching Regulation Agency said Quainoo's actions contradicted the teaching profession.

Ghanaian in UK dies from stabbing

YEN.com.gh reported that a 15-year-old girl, Elianne Andam, was stabbed to death by a teen in South London on September 27, 2023.

Thousands of people travelled to the UK for her emotional memorial service, which featured rapper Stormzy, among others.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, sent a warning following the murder, and then-UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also condemned the killing.

Source: YEN.com.gh