The mother of a woman who killed herself after her benefits were "callously" stopped will ask the High Court for a fresh inquest into the death.
Joy Dove will on Tuesday appeal to the High Court to launch a fresh inquest into the death of her daughter Jodey Whiting, 42 and who died in February 2017.
Ms Dove believes the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for her daughter death "by their callous disregard for the anguish they caused her".
The DWP cut Ms Whiting's benefits after she failed to attend a a work capability assessment. She took her life two weeks later.
Her mum will now ask the High Court for a fresh inquest takes into account the role the DWP played into her daughter's death, CambridgeshireLive reports.
Ms Whiting, from Stockton-on-Tees, had severe mental health problems and relied on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Six weeks after her death the DWP overturned its decision to terminate her benefit, Ms Dove’s lawyers previously said.
Teesside and Hartlepool Coroner’s Service is responding to the claim.
Ms Dove will argue that the previous inquest was insufficient as it concluded after 37 minutes and the coroner refused a request to consider the potential role of the DWP in her daughter’s death.
She will also argue that a fresh inquest is needed to comply with the European Convention on Human Rights, which imposes more requirements if a state body is involved.
Earlier this month, a High Court judge ruled the DWP would be allowed to make written arguments in the hearing after the department made a last-minute effort to intervene.
Jesse Nicholls, representing Ms Dove, previously said the DWP knew about the bid for a new inquest in December but only applied to be part of the case on June 2.
However, Mr Justice Morris decided it was in the public interest for the DWP to make arguments, adding the department may be a part of the second inquest if it goes ahead.
He said: “I am very conscious of the extremely distressing background to this case… the distress it must have caused Ms Dove and continues to cause.”
The judge added that, while the DWP regretted the delay, “this fell somewhat short of an explanation or an apology”.
Ms Dove later said she was “appalled” by the DWP’s behaviour, adding: “I believe they caused my daughter’s death by their callous disregard for the anguish they caused her and now, with the same abominable attitude towards ordinary people, they are causing me more distress.”
The hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in London is expected to conclude on Wednesday with judgment reserved to a later date.
