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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Stephen Topping & Kieren Williams

Toddler died after being exposed to damp and mould in his home

A two-year-old boy tragically died after his family was forced to live in a damp, mouldy flat - and countless families still live in similar conditions.

Awaab Ishak would enjoy playing outside, freed from the conditions at home that blighted his health, and had celebrated his second birthday just a week before he died.

A medical link was established between the damp and mould and his death, and now an inquest into his death commences this morning.

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