
The chair of a housing society under fire over a two-year-old’s death due to mould exposure held a senior post at another provider criticised by a regulator.
Awaab Ishak died “as a result of a severe respiratory condition caused due to prolonged exposure to mould”, a coroner said – despite the toddler’s father, Faisal Abdullah, previously complaining to landlord Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) about the issue.