Toddler's death unacceptable says Gove.

[celeste]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-63641438?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARAN


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The death of a toddler after he faced months of living with mould in his home is an "unacceptable tragedy", Housing Secretary Michael Gove has said.

Awaab Ishak, two, died of a [size=inherit]respiratory condition caused by exposure to the mould[/size] in his flat, a coroner ruled.

Awaab's father repeatedly raised the issue with Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) but no action was ever taken.

Mr Gove said it "beggars belief" that RBH's chief executive Gareth Swarbrick was still in his £185,000-a-year job.

Coroner Joanne Kearsley criticised RBH for not being "proactive" and asked: "How in the UK in 2020 does a two-year-old child die as a result of exposure to mould?"

However, it comes amid a "dramatic increase" in cases of damp and mould, the Housing Ombudsman has said.

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[St Chads Lad]

The article states that the cause of the damp 'was lack of ventilation', it surely isn't the landlords fault if the tenant doesn't ventilate the property. 

[Parky]

It’s a terrible tragedy and the property company needs  to be fully taken to task , but sometimes you have to help yourselves , windows open and there are plenty of anti mould sprays available, although the photos I saw of the mould seemed that there was a hell of a load of it ,

[lozflan]

Why would mould be seen behind a radiator?
There is a new standard for double glazing frames,they must have a vent. Sure I saw these 50 yrs ago.