The child whose legacy keeps growing

It’s the hard-fought housing protection that came from a tragedy that should never have happened. And in a matter of weeks, it will get bigger and better.Awaab Ishak should have been preparing to start his Year Three class at primary school this week. But the smiley little boy from Rochdale had his life cruelly cut short, aged just two, in December 2020.Prolonged exposure to mould at the social flat where his family lived led to the toddler’s death. His family had pleaded for help to fix the stubborn mould problem that refused to go away, but they did not get the support they needed.Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily NewsletterFollowing the tragedy, the Manchester Evening News uncovered widespread issues of damp, mould and disrepair on the same estate