The Brighton & Hove Safeguarding Children’s Partnership has published a review into the tragic death...

Published: 2:45 am November 18, 2022
Updated: 11:51 pm March 8, 2026
Council Release Statement After Safeguarding Review Published Into The Tragic Death Of 20-month-old Asiah Kudi 

The Brighton & Hove Safeguarding Children’s Partnership has published a review into the tragic death of Asiah Kudi in December 2019.

20-month-old Asiah Kudi, was found dead in a flat in Brighton after her mother Verphy Kudi was out celebrating her 18th birthday in December 2019. Lewes crown court were told at the time of sentineling her to nine years in prison for manslaughter. She travelled to London and Coventry, and had acted like a “carefree teenager. Prosecutor Sally Howes QC told the court CCTV covering Kudi’s home showed she had left Asiah alone in the flat for five days, 21 hours and 58 minutes.

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