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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Landlord was warned of mould that killed toddler in Rochdale flat

Awaab Ishak, who died of respiratory failure shortly after his second birthday.
Awaab Ishak, who died of respiratory failure shortly after his second birthday. Photograph: MEN Media

A health visitor wrote to housing officials expressing concern about conditions in a rented flat months before a two-year-old died after his exposure to mould.

An inquest in Rochdale is investigating the death of toddler Awaab Ishak who lived with his mother and father in a one-bedroom housing estate flat managed by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH).

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