Cannabis smoke from neighbour’s rave made my son sick
SELFISH revellers at an illegal Airbnb party have been accused of making a four-year-old boy ill with plumes of cannabis smoke.
Adam Jones, 30, said his son Theodore, who had spent months self-isolating due to a breathing condition, suffered an attack after ac rid smoke wafted into the family’s apartment.
He said that two flats at the Luxury Grange Apartments block in Coventry have played host to a string of illegal parties since March, with dozens of revellers coming and going at all hours of the day and night.
‘It has been hellish for months with parties starting at 10am and going on until 4am the following morning,’ said Mr Jones.
‘There is loud music, drug taking and general anti-social behaviour in all the communal areas.
‘It has left me and my son terrified to go outside.’
The IT engineer is particularly worried about the risk of a constant
‘It’s left me and my son terrified to go outside’
stream of people introducing Covid19 into the block. ‘Whenever we go outside, I tell Theodore not to touch the bannisters on the stairs or door handles,’ he added.
‘We always find nitrous oxide canisters in the car park and I tell him not to touch any of them.’
Despite repeatedly informing the owners of the properties about the parties, Mr Jones claims nothing has been done to stop them.
Last night, both properties were still available on Airbnb. Priced at £226 for a minimum of two nights, one listing describes it as ‘a luxurious tastefully furnished modern two-bedroom apartment in a quiet and grand new development offering excellent amenities’, adding: ‘Well suited for business professionals, couples and solo adventurers who like and appreciate luxury.’
Mr Jones said the parties began when lockdown was imposed in March. In the worst incident, Theodore started having breathing probl ems at 3am which Mr Jones attributes to him inhaling cannabis smoke. ‘I didn’t know whether to go outside and have to go past all the people drinking and smoking,’ he said. ‘ I was also nervous about taking Theodore to hospital where he would run the risk of catching the virus.
‘ It’s outrageous that I was put in that position at all, fearing for my son’s life because of these selfish people.’
He described weekly parties throughout the summer with often around 40 revellers. Cleaners would come in to tidy up the mess before more people arrived.
‘They trashed the communal area and the car park. The owners are definitely breaking the terms of the lease but they don’t seem to care,’ he said. Mr Jones also claimed that calls to the police went unanswered and that he and other residents are now considering installing CCTV in an effort to deter further illegal events.
‘I can’t believe it’s come to this, that we’re have to put up cameras in our block of supposedly luxury flats to keep us safe,’ he said.
West Midlands police, Airbnb and Morris Homes, which manages the block of apartments, did not respond for comment.