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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Hollie Bone

Landlords of flat which caused boy's death had over 100 mould complaints last year

The housing body responsible for a mouldy flat which led to the death of two-year-old, Awaab Ishak, received over 100 complaints about dampness or mould last year.

Rochdale Borough Housing (RBH) were hit with 106 reports from tenants complaining of these issues in the 12 months after little Awaab died in December 2020.

A damning inquest into the tot’s death last week ruled that he had died as a direct cause of being exposed to his mouldy home on the Freehold Estate for a prolonged period of time.

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