Young mum claims she was told to use Cillit Bang to clean baby's mouldy mattress
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA young mum claims she was told by her housing provider to use a powerful mould removal spray on her five-month-old baby's mattress.
Katie Carline, 18, recently left foster care to move into a new property with her baby and partner. The young family moved into their new home in January, but shortly after found the property was musty and discovered rat droppings in the bathroom. "I viewed the house before Christmas and it looked clean but the day we moved in, it was musty,” Katie explained. “I didn't think to look in the cupboards but when I actually moved in I found rat droppings and rat traps under the bath." READ MORE: We went to supermarkets across Greater Manchester in the hunt for tomatoes.....and it felt like the Crystal Maze "The mould wasn't visible at first,” she added. “Everything we didn't unpack we put in the baby's room, as she was in our room.
We noticed the walls had water patches in the baby's room, they looked like they'd been sprayed with a hose." Katie told the ECHO she was assisted in her new home in Walton, Liverpool by Bedspace, an organisation which specialises in supporting vulnerable people.
When she informed Bedspace of her concerns, Katie claims she was given a bottle of Cillit Bang Mould Removal Spray to help combat the issues.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk