The family of Awaab Ishak has called on all board members at Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) to resign following their toddler's death. RBH has been under huge scrutiny following Awaab's inquest earlier this month, which heard the two-year-old died after prolonged exposure to mould at his home on the Freehold estate, in Rochdale.
Chief executive Gareth Swarbrick was ousted from his role on Saturday (November 19) in the aftermath of the inquest - but a statement issued just two days earlier insisted that he had the full support of the RBH board. Today (Thursday), following a meeting with housing secretary Michael Gove, the family urged other members of the board to consider their roles.
The statement, read out by the family's barrister Christian Weaver, said: "The family would also like to take this moment to make their thoughts clear in relation to RBH’s leadership. The family have no confidence in RBH’s board.
