Mould could have caused death of Mansfield council tenant, coroner rules

Jane Bennett, 52, died of lung disease after multiple complaints to local authority about state of her bungalow

Exposure to toxic mould could have been a factor in the death of a Mansfield woman who made multiple complaints to her local council about the condition of her home before she died, a coroner has ruled.

Fun and bubbly" Jane Bennett, 52, died of lung disease on 8 June 2023 during her fourth hospital admission in a month for breathlessness and a cough, which Bennett thought was linked to mould in her home.