Awaab Ishak: Mould in flat caused boy's death, inquest finds

A two-year-old lad died arsenic a effect of a terrible respiratory information caused by prolonged vulnerability to mould successful his home, a coroner has concluded.

Awaab Ishak died soon aft his 2nd day successful December 2020.

Rochdale Coroners' Court heard his begetter had reported the mould respective times to Rochdale Boroughwide Housing.

Action to dainty the mould which caused the information starring to Awaab going into respiratory apprehension had not been taken, coroner Joanne Kearsley said.

She asked: "How successful the UK successful 2020 does a two-year-old kid dice arsenic a effect to vulnerability to mould?

"This is not simply a Rochdale occupation oregon a societal lodging problem.

"The tragic decease of Awaab Ishak should beryllium a defining infinitesimal for the lodging sector."