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

Luke Brooks inquest: a shocking spotlight on living conditions in modern Britain

Mould on the ceiling of Luke Brooks’ bedroom.
Mould on the ceiling of Luke Brooks’ bedroom. Photograph: Supplied

Luke Brooks was a young man described as happy-go-lucky, funny and clever, who would do anything for anyone, enjoyed cooking, taught himself to play keyboard and absolutely adored video games.

He was healthy, both physically and mentally, and he had his whole life before him. But he died aged 27 in October last year in a cold, damp and mouldy privately rented house that, his family believed, killed him.

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