A two-year-old boy had a continuous cough and couldn't breathe through his nose in the final weeks of his life at a 'disgusting' flat with damp and mould, an inquest heard.
Awaab Ishak died just over a week after his second birthday. Shocking images of the damp and mould taken days after the tragedy were released during an inquest at Rochdale Coroners' Court today.
His father had battled damp and mould at their home in Ilminster, on the Freehold estate in Rochdale, since autumn 2017 - more than three years before Awaab's death in December 2020 and a year before he was born. The medical cause of his death was linked to the conditions at their social flat, the court heard.
