Mouldy, damp house did not cause man’s death, coroner rules

Postmortem examination had found aspergillus on lungs of Luke Brooks, 27, who died at home in Oldham

A man who lived in a cold, damp and mouldy house did not die because of conditions in the property, a coroner has ruled.

Luke Brooks, 27, from Oldham, died at his home last October from an acute respiratory illness. A postmortem examination found aspergillus, a type of mould, on Brooks' lung, and aspergillus pneumonia was diagnosed.