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

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

Under chief executive Gareth Swarbrick, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) received multiple complaints about fungi from Awaab's parents before he died from a respiratory condition in December 2020.