A woman has been barred from removing the body of her partner from a funeral home after becoming embroiled in high court litigation with one of his relatives. Mr Justice Roth has ruled that Benedicta Onwordi cannot “take possession” of the body of Peter Otitoju, who died aged 67. Otitoju’s daughter Adekemi Otitoju, 20, of Peckham, south-east London, launched the legal action after learning that Onwordi had made funeral arrangements. Adekemi Otitoju told the judge at a high court hearing in London on Wednesday that a relative should make the arrangements, not her father’s “girlfriend”. She asked Roth to impose an injunction preventing a planned burial from going ahead on Friday. The judge, who described Adekemi Otitoju’s application as “somewhat unusual”, ruled in her favour after concluding that a child of Peter Otitoju’s would be given permission to administer his estate. He ruled that Onwordi must not remove Otitoju’s body from the funeral home in Walthamstow, east London. The judge said Adekemi Otitoju was entitled to “take possession” of her father’s body and arrange a burial. Roth was told that Onwordi, who was not at the hearing, was aware of Adekemi Otitoju’s application. He said she could challenge his ruling.