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Stephen Topping & Katie Weston

Boy, 2, died due to black mould in home from hell that was 'unfit for humans'

A two-year-old boy died due to black mould in his home that was "unfit for human habitation", an inquest has found.

Awaab Ishak would enjoy playing outside, freed from the conditions at home that blighted his health, and had celebrated his second birthday just a week before he died from a respiratory condition in December 2020.

He lived in a one-bedroom flat with his parents Aisha Aminin and Faisal Abdullah, who had previously complained to Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) about the mould, an inquest was told.

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