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Kelly-Ann Mills

Mum says she's lucky to be alive after flat ceiling collapses twice leaving her homeless

A mum has told how she and her young son are lucky to be alive after their flat ceiling collapsed twice, and left them homeless for months.

Ayoola Ahmed was pregnant with baby Rayhan when water started leaking into her home back in April 2018, but just two weeks later the bedroom ceiling gave way and fell through, leaving debris everywhere.

Months of endless arguing and asking landlords Lambeth Council to not only fix the problem but find out what caused the ceiling to come down, led the 36-year-old to call in the government Ombudsman who eventually forced the local authority to act.

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