The death of Awaab Ishak must ‘never be allowed to happen again’, according to Housing Minister Michael Gove.
Mr Gove has written to the leader of every English council to warn them that a repeat of the two-year-old's death — which an Manchester Evening News investigation first shed light on — could not be allowed to happen. Awaab died in December 2020 after developing a respiratory condition caused by untreated mould in a one-bedroom flat in Rochdale.
As has now been revealed, his parents Faisal Abdullah and Aisha Amin made repeated pleas to Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) to remedy the situation, but these fell on deaf ears. Earlier today, RBH’s chief executive, Gareth Swarbick, was sacked by the board of directors.
