Malika Hibu, five, used a thumb lock to open the door of her home at Crest Buildings, Wharf Road, Islington, on 17 February and ran towards the canal, where she was found 25 minutes later.

About 30 minutes later she was found in a nearby canal in Islington and pulled from the water, the Metropolitan Police said. Police officers and members of the public tried to resuscitate her at ...