'We shouldn't have to be here today': Anger and pain as community comes together to remember Awaab Ishak
As children ran and played in Rochdale town centre this afternoon, crowds gathered to remember one who will never be able to do that again - Awaab Ishak.
READ MORE: Chief executive of Rochdale Boroughwide Homes 'removed' from role after Awaab Ishak death Walking around, it was clear just how much Awaab and his family's story had resonated with people in Rochdale and beyond. Snatches of converations revealed shock, anger, and disbelief that an innocent child had died this way in modern Britain. People were here to mourn, but they were also here to remind RBH that there are still mouldy flats, still questions to be answered, and still a child who needlessly lost his life.
"The first thing I heard when I got here was that Gareth Swarbrick had been removed from his role," she said. "I would have respected him more if he had actually resigned.
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