Awaab Ishak: Housing group criticised over toddler mould death

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Awaab Ishak's household had complained astir the mould but nary enactment was taken

A authorities regulator has recovered "widespread failings" astatine the lodging relation which rented retired a mouldy level to the household of Awaab Ishak.

The two-year-old died from a respiratory condition caused by vulnerability to the mould, a coroner ruled.

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) said Rochdale Boroughwide Housing had failed to "treat Awaab Ishak's household with fairness and respect".

It said it was "taking enactment to marque definite RBH addresses these failings".

Awaab's household had repeatedly complained astir mould successful their level but nary enactment was taken earlier his decease successful 2020.

In November, the household accused the lodging supplier of being "racist" and failing to supply just attraction to radical moving to the UK.

RSH - the authorities assemblage which monitors societal lodging providers successful England - said it had recovered "significant failings successful the mode RBH deals with damp and mould crossed the organisation".

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