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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Alice Peacock

'Humiliated' disabled woman forced to crawl up stairs to get into council flat

A disabled woman has been left forced to crawl up stairs to enter her flat after her pleas to be moved to a more suitable council property have "fallen on deaf ears".

Laura Wilson, from Penicuik in Midlothuian, has been using a wheelchair full-time since her mobility became affected by a neurological condition.

She was diagnosed with fixed dystonia and functional neurological disorder in June 2021, which affected her speech as well as her left leg.

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