A two-year-old boy tragically died due to the black mould in his home deemed "unfit for human habitation", an inquest has heard. Awaab Ishak had celebrated his second birthday just a week before died from a respiratory condition in December 2020, Manchester Evening News reports.
He lived with his parents Aisha Aminin and Faisal Abdullah, who had previously complained to Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) about the sever mould problem in their one-bedroom flat. After six days of evidence at Rochdale Coroners' Court, an inquest into the tot's death concluded that he "died as a result of a severe respiratory condition caused due to prolonged exposure to mould in his home environment."
Following the hearing, the youngster's family said: "We cannot tell you how many health professionals we've cried in front of and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing staff we have pleaded to, expressing concern for the conditions ourselves and Awaab have been living in. We shouted out as loudly as we could, but despite making all of those efforts, every night we would be coming back to the same problem."
