Awaab Ishak: Home where toddler died is still riddled with mould more than two years later

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has been accused of being 'dismissive and discriminatory' towards its tenants, with a culture that lead directly to the 'tragic and preventable' death of Awaab Ishak in 2020.

The ombudsman also found RBH lost most of its email data in 2020. This destroyed an audit trail for cases wrongly handled by email in the years previously, including that of Awaab's family.Awaab 'paid price for corporate neglect'The dismissive language was not restricted to just Awaab's family either.

Richard Kalanyos has a small child around Awaab's age and first complained to his landlord two years ago about the problem.Richard Kalanyos He said RBH sent someone to investigate, but they blamed him for having"too many people" in the property.He continued:"But every day we leave the windows open.Richard Kalanyos's home is still covered in damp and mouldResidents were often accused of using mould issues to try and get a bigger property, the ombudsman report found.

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