Awaab Ishak: Housing association boss apologises for two-year-old 's death - but will not resign

Housing boss refuses to resign from £185k job after toddler died in mouldy home

Awaab Ishak died as a direct result of the awful conditions in his housing association home (Picture: PA)A housing boss has refused to resign from his cushy £185,000 job after his mouldy home resulted in the death of a two-year old boy.Awaab Ishak died from a respiratory condition caused by black mould just a week after celebrating his second birthday in December 2020.The youngster was living in a one-bedroom flat in Oldham with his parents Aish…

MP slams housing chief's refusal to quit £185k job after Awaab's death

The little boy's shocking death has focused attention on conditions in the rented sector.

Housing boss refuses to resign over death of two-year-old boy due to mould

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, run by Gareth Swarbrick, received multiple complaints about fungi from Awaab Ishak’s parents

Housing boss refuses to resign over death of two-year-old boy caused by mould

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing chief executive Gareth Swarbrick said conversations about his position have ‘begun to overshadow’ the tragedy

Awaab Ishak: Housing association boss apologises for two-year-old 's death - but will not resign

The housing ombudsman has said he will launch an investigation into more complaints about mould in homes in Rochdale following Awaab Ishak's tragic death.

Housing boss refuses to resign over death of two-year-old boy caused by mould

A housing boss responsible for the flat where a two-year-old boy died due to mould has refused to resign, claiming that conversations about his position have “begun to overshadow” the tragedy.