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An M.E.N. and Shelter campaign has been backed by a huge number of readers

Until Awaab's Law is enshrined in the statue books, we won't rest

"We are now wanting to have Cuong returned home to our family in Vietnam to finally lay him to rest peacefully."

Police are still investigating

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,…

Launched by the Manchester Evening News and housing charity Shelter, Awaab's Law would compel housing associations not to allow any other child, or anyone else, to live in the uninhabitable conditions like the toddler suffered for so long

Awaab's Law is calling for better regulation of the social housing sector following the toddler's tragic death

An inquest into the death of Awaab Ishak prompted an outcry this week after it found he died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould

"Awaab’s death could and should have been prevented. He died at the hands of a housing association unconcerned with his safety."