Woman’s anonymity upheld in child murder appeal

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The Court of Appeal upheld an unnamed woman’s anonymity in a child murder reporting case on 29 October 2020.

The woman had been found not guilty of murdering her three-year-old child by reason of insanity. The restriction followed a High Court order preventing identification of the deceased child, because naming the woman would identify the child.

The appeal court held that the Children Act 2001 protects the identity of a deceased child who was under 18 when they died. The media application was dismissed.