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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Nicole Goodwin

Mum spends every night in single bed with her disabled son to keep him safe

Every night Kayley Thompson sleeps with her six-year-old son Kaylan Gibson in a single bed she describes as a 'death trap'. Kaylan, who has a range of medical conditions, including cerebral palsy, has hurt himself in bed several times in recent months, ChronicleLIve reports.

He's suffered a burst lip and narrowly avoided becoming stuck in his fully-adjustable adult hi-low bed, as well as falling out of it. Fearing for her son's safety, Kayley Thompson feels she has been left with no choice but to share Kaylan's single bed as it's the only way to keep her little boy safe at night.

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