Another death in Greater Manchester is suspected of being linked to mould at home

Another person's death in Greater Manchester is suspected of being linked to mould at their home, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. The case of 27-year-old of Luke Brooks is being investigated by police and a coroner.

An expert has suggested his death, on October 25 last year, was related to conditions at his family's rented property in Oldham. It was described as 'heavily mould-infested'.

Senior coroner Joanne Kearsley has opened an inquest into Mr Brooks' death. It comes months after she presided over hearings into the case of Awaab Ishak, who died in 2020 after being exposed to mould at his parent's housing association flat in Rochdale.

The two-year-old's case - and the scandal surrounding Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) that followed - sparked the Awaab's Law campaign.

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While the coronial investigation has some way to go, it could soon be confirmed that Mr Brooks' death is the second in recent times in Greater Manchester to be related to medical issues brought on by mould. Ms Kearsley stressed the cause of death is 'provisional' at this stage.

While Awaab's death was linked to conditions at a social housing property, Mr Brooks lived at a privately-rented home with his family. Rochdale Coroners' Court heard they had been living there for eight years prior to his death.

His family told the M.E.N. he was a 'fit lad'.

His parents made a number of complaints about the property being in a state of 'disrepair', the court heard. Greater Manchester Police confirmed a force probe is ongoing.

Detective Inspector Judith Holmes told Ms Kearsley the landlord would be 'spoken to as part of this