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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eleanor Barlow

Death of boy, two, due to mould in housing authority flat ‘unacceptable tragedy’

PA Media

The death of a young boy who suffered prolonged exposure to mould is an “unacceptable tragedy”, the Housing Secretary has said.

Awaab Ishak, two, died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould in the one-bedroom housing association flat where he lived with parents Faisal Abdullah and Aisha Aminin in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

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