Mum brought to tears over ‘dangerous’ home
CONCERN FOR CHILDREN’S WELFARE AS PROPERTY CONSTANTLY FLOODS
A Mum-of-four has been brought to tears as she and her young family live in a home which constantly floods.
Hamedi Mahamed is at the end of her tether due to the horrendous problems which she claims have been going on for two years in her council home.
The leak leads to her bathroom and hallway flooding almost daily and she is worried for the welfare of her youngest son who has disabilities.
Wires can be seen poking out of the loft beams above, while Hamedi claims water is “dripping down the walls”.
But Hull City Council says it has sent plumbers and maintenance staff to the property to fix the issues numerous times.
Miss Mahamed and her children moved into the property in All Saints Street, off Beverley Road, in January 2019, but the problems began not long after.
Miss Mahamed said: “I am very upset and so annoyed the problem still hasn’t been sorted.
“Every time someone has a shower, it leaks downstairs into the toilet and hallway.
“I am having a hard time every day and I keep calling the council and anyone I can think of.
“My youngest son is four, but he has issues and cannot speak or hear properly.
“I also think he has autism, but we have not had a diagnosis.
“He will try and eat anything and keeps trying to drink the water as it drips down the walls.
“He had a seizure recently and we think it could be linked to the paint mixing with the water as it comes down the walls.
“Having a child with disabilities in this house is terrible. We need to get a better house. My youngest is not sleeping. I don’t want him to get a seizure again.
“I keep calling the council and telling them it is dangerous. But I blame myself for having my children live like this.”
At one point, Miss Mahamed, who has four sons aged 15, 13, six and four, claims the ceiling collapsed due to the leaking water.
She said: “They came to fix the
A leak leads to the hallway and bathroom flooding almost daily
ceiling, but they never looked at what was causing the leak. I need a plumber to fix it.”
Miss Mahamed admits did break the shower last week but says the issues have been going on for much longer.
She said: “When I moved in there were not the same issues with my youngest son as there are now.
“He does not like the shower which upsets him.
“He did break it last week and her son
I have asked if we can get a bath now as I think that would be better for him.”
Hull City Council says it has already been out numerous times and has promised to investigate why it keeps happening. A spokeswoman said: “The council has arranged for plumbers to fix the breakages on numerous occasions, and has once again arranged for a plumber to visit and fix the damage, and investigate why the issue is reoccurring.”
I am very upset and so annoyed the problem still hasn’t been sorted
Hamedi Mahamed
CORONAVIRUS continues to blight an East Yorkshire prison leaving its surrounding villages with an infection rate of more than 1,300.
South Cave, Newbald and Little Weighton have had the worst rate in England for more than a week, but there are few signs of it being brought under control.
Case numbers increased in the area by 48.5 per cent in the week to February 17, putting the villages above Strangeways in Manchester as the part of the country currently worst affected by Covid-19.
Last week, the seven-day rolling infection rate for South Cave, an area which contains HMP Humber, went above 900, but it has risen alarmingly once again in the following period. It stood at 1,336.8 as of the latest Government update on Monday.
Thirty two more cases had been identified between the reporting period of February 10 and 17, up from 66 a week earlier.
Elsewhere, an infection rate of 1,107 has been identified at Strangeways, an area which also contains the prison of the same name. The total cases there is higher, but equally it has a higher population.
Last week, prison bosses confirmed “precautionary measures” are being taken following the huge spike.
On Tuesday, February 16 parish councillors representing the village moved to reassure residents. Writing on Twitter, a spokesman for South Cave Parish Council said: “There is no outbreak within the community in the South Cave area.
“There continues to be community infection cases the East Riding area.
“The spike in cases in the area is related to HMP Humber (staff and prisoners) and this is subject to ongoing review by Public Health England.
The update came after Councillor Richard Meredith, who represents Dale ward on East Riding Council called for support for the prison.
“It’s never good to see a spike and never nice to hear of people suffering, but I am hoping this isn’t going to be anything more than a blip,” he said.
“I’m also concerned that a lot of wider across people are placing the blame on the prison.
“I’d much prefer to see offers of help circulating than fingers being pointed, as it’s really important that communities build on the bonds which lockdown has actually helped to strengthen. We’re all in this together and accusations can’t change a situation but considerate behaviour can improve it.”
The Prison Service also commented, describing their priority as being to “limit the spread of the virus” and protect those who live and work in the Everthorpe prison.