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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Milo Boyd

Mum's fight against 'ludicrous' policy to rip out carpets after boy hospitalised

An autistic boy was hospitalised and knocked out a tooth after the flooring in his home was removed under a heavily criticised policy.

Harley Tremayne got badly splintered feet and endured a nasty tumble down the stairs at his home in St Albans, Hertfordshire because of the state of the floor.

Before the three-year-old and his family moved into the property in 2020, flooring that was inside the home was ripped up to comply with regulation.

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