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Mother of disabled woman who killed herself after her benefits were cut loses bid for fresh inquest
Joy Dove outside the High Court in London following a hearing to request a new inquest to investigate the role of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in the death of her disabled daughter Jodey Whiting, in June 2021
THE mother of a housebound, disabled woman who killed herself after her benefits were cut lost a High Court bid today for a fresh inquest into her daughter’s death.
Jodey Whiting, 42, from Stockton-on-Tees, died in February 2017, around two weeks after her disability benefit was stopped for missing a work capability assessment.
Her mother, Joy Dove, asked the High Court in London in June to grant a new inquest into the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)’s role in Ms Whiting’s death.
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