Medics, housing bosses and loved ones of Awaab Ishak are among those to have given evidence at an inquest into the toddler's death. Awaab died just eight days on from his second birthday on December 21, 2020.
He breathed in severe levels of mould at his home on the Freehold estate in Rochdale, which is owned and managed by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH). It is the same estate where the Manchester Evening News spoke to families whose children had also suffered breathing difficulties, as they were engulfed in their own battles with damp and mould.
Awaab's family made several complaints and requests to move home before his death, his inquest has heard. After struggling with his breathing, Awaab was admitted to hospital on December 19, 2020, and discharged the following morning.
