The Latest Breaking News from Awaab Ishak

Woman dying of lung disease ‘caused by mould’ urges action on rogue landlords

Tenant, who is suing landlord in test case, calls on government to back renters in claiming damages

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022

Inside family's horror home with mould, mushrooms and sewage seeping through its walls

Kwajo Tweneboa, a campaigner fighting injustice in social housing, shared the videos as he said the family in North London first raised the issues with Islington Council last December

Daily Mirror · Nov 27, 2022

'I fear my baby's chesty cough is due to home that's so mouldy some is on her mattress'

Chloe Wilkinson, 22, says her nine-month-old daughter Gracie has had to go to the hospital on more than one occasion with a chesty cough after mould was found in the flat including the baby's mattress

Daily Mirror · Nov 26, 2022

'You have had to wait for a child to die': Greater Manchester's fury as government promises change after Awaab tragedy

Awaab Ishak tragically died after being exposed to mould in his home

Manchester Evening News · Nov 25, 2022

Mum says son is 'struggling to breathe' in flat that's 'covered in so much black mould'

Mum-of-three Aisha Hussain said she worries for her children, with one the same age as Awaab Ishak, two, who died in December 2020 due to prolonged exposure to mould

Daily Mirror · Nov 25, 2022

What Awaab Ishak's death says about the state of social housing in the UK – expert Q&A

The inquest into the death of a two-year-old-boy, Awaab Ishak, in Rochdale, has found that black mould and the landlord’s repeated failure to fix the problem, was to blame. Delivering her verdict, senior coroner Joanne Kearsley said: “I’m sure I’m not alone in having thought: how does this happen? How,…

The Conversation · Nov 25, 2022

"You don't need this stress": Michael Gove speaks to tenant on Awaab Ishak's estate as he vows to 'make the penny drop' for landlords

A stone's throw from the toddler's home, the housing secretary saw a painful reality

Manchester Evening News · Nov 24, 2022

Awaab Ishak's family urge RBH board to resign as Michael Gove backs campaign

"The family do not feel this board has the competence or credibility to do the job"

Manchester Evening News · Nov 24, 2022

Family of boy who died from mould in flat call for housing board to resign

Awaab Ishak’s family say they have no confidence in the board of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022

West Dunbartonshire say tenant safety a priority after mould caused death of two-year-old

Housing officers have moved to reassure tenants about their safety in the wake of the tragic death of Awaab Ishak in Rochdale, and urged anyone with concerns to contact them

Glasgow Live · Nov 24, 2022