The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there was insufficient evidence to charge her father, Paul Worthington, despite a family court finding that he had abused the girl. Cumbria police admitted yesterday that its failings in the investigation into the death of Poppi Worthington had hindered the ability to mount a prosecution. Poppi Worthington was sexually assaulted by her father Paul shortly before her death, according to a family court judge PA:Press AssociationThe mother of a 13-month-old girl who was allegedly sexually abused by her father shortly before her death has condemned prosecutors for refusing to bring charges. She collapsed at her home in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, in December 2012 and was pronounced dead in hospital. Mr Worthington, 48, a supermarket worker,…

Source: The Times July 14, 2016 15:56 UTC