to rochdale boroughwide housing, in addition to the information rochdale boroughwide housing received from an nhs member of staff expressing their concern for awaab due to mould at the property, they did absolutely nothing to rectify the severe mould in our property. now we have just heard from rochdale boroughwide housing. we have a statement here from garage welbeck and in a statement he said, i m truly devastated about awaab s death and things we got wrong. we didn t realise the level of risk to the little boy s health from the mould in the family home and we allowed illegal disrepair process widely used in the housing sector to get in the way of promptly tackling the issue. that wasn t the only issue the coroner raised here today. she also talks about a lack of communication between health care professionals, a lot of
just a rochdale problem, that damp and mould is notjust a social housing problem. it is the private sector also. that is why this tragic death should be a defining moment for increasing knowledge and improving processes. the family s solicitor read out statements on behalf of his parents. they were standing next to her when she read it out. today, two years on, the coroner has found our little boy s prolonged exposure to mould led entirely to his death. we still cannot get our head around the fact that despite all the complaints we made to rochdale boroughwide housing, in addition to the information rochdale boroughwide housing received from an nhs member of staff expressing their concern for awaab due to mould at the property, they did absolutely nothing to rectify the severe mould in our property . (live tail)