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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
James McNeil & Kieran Isgin

Disabled girl's KFC trip 'ruined' after claims restaurant refused to turn music off

A grandmother has described how her granddaughter's day out was ruined following a trip to their local KFC restaurant.

Anne Deegan Hunt, 61, from Southport, took Leila to their local KFC on Eastbank Street on Saturday accompanied by Leila's carer. Leila, 9, has learning disabilities and autism and can become stressed by loud noises, such as the music that was being played in the restaurant.

Upon entering the restaurant, the grandmother was unable to calm down poor Leila who had climbed onto a table and was shouting for the music to be stopped. Anne requested an employee to turn the music off who had to ask his manager but the manager refused.

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