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

Mother begged Oldham council to move her and late son from damp house, inquest hears

The family of Luke Brooks leave Rochdale coroner’s court on Monday 7 August. From left, his mother Patricia, his friend Chris Haycock and father James.
The family of Luke Brooks leave Rochdale coroner’s court on Monday 7 August. From left, his mother, Patricia, his friend Chris Haycock and his father, James. Photograph: Dave Higgens/PA

A mother begged a council for help to move her family out of a privately rented house that was freezing and had chronic damp and mould, which she believes killed her son, an inquest has heard.

The hearing resumed on Monday into the death of 27-year-old Luke Brooks, from Oldham, who died in October 2022. The inquest in Rochdale has previously heard that Brooks died after developing an acute respiratory illness which was provisionally linked to mould exposure.

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