Mother whose sick child was left in damp and mouldy flat by south London council is awarded £9,400

A south London mother has been awarded more than £9,400 after her seriously ill child was forced to live in damp and mouldy housing far from their hospital because the council placed them in unsuitable accommodation outside the borough.

The woman’s youngest child was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and faced two years of hospital treatment in Lewisham.