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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

London council sanctioned after sick baby left to live in mouldy flat for years

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Westminster city council was found guilty of severe maladministration in the case. Photograph: Mike Hughes/Alamy

A mother and baby were left to live in a damp and mouldy bedsit for two years by a London council despite the child suffering from fungal rashes and the woman complaining of flare-ups of her Crohn’s disease.

Westminster council has been found guilty of severe maladministration by the housing ombudsman in a damning 16-page report detailing its treatment of the young family.

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