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Daily Mirror
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Dave Burke

Housing boss finally SACKED after two-year-old Awaab Ishak was killed by mould

The head of the housing trust which catastrophically failed tragic toddler Awaab Ishak and his family has finally been sacked.

Gareth Swarbrick had vowed to stay on as chief executive of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) in spite of intense pressure to quit, after it emerged Awaab, two, died as a result of black mould in his home.

The toddler's parents, Aisha Aminin and Faisal Abdullah, had repeatedly told RBH that their home was dangerous, but their pleas were ignored.

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