A mum says her son has been left “disfigured” after the family has been forced to endure a 10-year damp and mould problem in their council house. Catherine Odigie claims her nine-year-old son Raphael, nine, is now suffering with a severe skin condition as a result.
Ms Odigie, 42, said she first complained to her local council in 2013. But, a decade on, the bedroom walls and ceiling of her flat are still covered in black mould, which she believes has been caused by a leaking water tank in her block. The problem is so bad her son has to sleep downstairs to ease his symptoms, while teachers have warned her the problem is damaging his education, MyLondon reports.
Mum-of-three Ms Odigie, who lives in South London, said: “All his skin has been disfigured because of the mould and damp problem. He is on full medication from the GP because they don’t know what else to do for him. It’s scratch, scratch, scratch. It’s like sores all over his body and it’s itchy. His eyes and lips are swollen and he has been sleeping downstairs for the last few years. His teacher said he was coming to school tired all the time. He can’t have a good sleep because of the problem and it’s affecting his education.”
