A single mum is having to sleep on a camping bed in her kitchen because her home is caked in black mould. Samantha Gorman says the council-owned one-bedroom property has damp and the ceiling is cracked.
Samantha lives in the flat with her son Ronnie, aged 13, who has autism. The problems in the flat have been there since she moved in 13 years ago, but she says they have gotten worse since the death of her partner, Lee, in December 2020.
The mum and her son are unable to stay in the living room for long periods of time because of large amounts of black mould. The bathroom ceiling is also caked in mould and a crack in her kitchen ceiling causes water to leak in when it snows.
