UK Toddler Poppi Worthington Was Assaulted by Father Before Death, Coroner Says

UK Toddler Poppi Worthington Was Assaulted by Father Before Death, Coroner Says
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More details about the case of Poppi Worthington, a British toddler who died in 2012 and whose case has made numerous headlines in the United Kingdom, have been revealed.

According to The Guardian, the toddler suffocated after she was assaulted, a coroner said. Her father assaulted the child before her passing, David Roberts, senior coroner for Cumbria, confirmed on Monday, Jan. 15.