Daily roundup 11 January: Child abuse inquiry, murder charge, and rotten teeth

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has announced that Brian Altman QC is to be new lead counsel. Altman replaces Ben Emmerson QC, who quit in September and was subsequently cleared of allegations of sexual assault and harassment.


A 15-year-old girl has appeared in court charged with the murder of seven-year-old Katie Rough. The BBC reports that the girl was arrested after Katie was found injured on a playing field in York on Monday. She later died in hospital. The girl was remanded in custody by York magistrates and is due to appear at Leeds Crown Court on Friday.


More than 40,000 hospital operations to extract children's teeth, mainly because they were rotting, took place in 2015/16. The Telegraph reports that the figures emerged a week after the government warned children were consuming half their recommended daily sugar intake before school each morning.


The former chief executive of the now defunct Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre has been appointed as chair of Bromley's local safeguarding children board. Orpington Today reports that Bromley Council's lead member for care services said the local authority wants "the right people in place" to help it on its "journey to excellence".


A dinner lady who featured in a schools guide issued to thousands of families in London has appeared in court charged with child neglect. The Evening Standard reports that Benedicta Amadarkoa, 40, allegedly left three youngsters aged six, eight and 10 "home alone" for 90 minutes. The mother of four appeared in Islington Council's guide to primary schools in 2012.