Shocking images from inside the home of Awaab Ishak days after the toddler's death have been released during his inquest. The little boy died just days after his second birthday, having lived in the Ilminster block on the Freehold estate, in Rochdale.
During evidence heard yesterday (November 4) at Rochdale Coroners' Court, it was revealed that Awaab's father Faisal Abdullah had first reported mould in his kitchen in autumn 2017 - more than a year before his son had been born. The court heard he was told to 'paint over it' by a member of staff at Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH), which manages the estate.
A Manchester Evening News investigation this summer revealed how other families were living in similar situations on the same estate. Greater Manchester Police also spoke to other tenants, both at the same block and elsewhere on the estate, who had issues with mould earlier this year.
