Mum of 7-day-old has pushchair confiscated

A mother who left her newborn baby’s buggy in the hallway of her block of flats has had it seized by health and safety officials.

Lee-Anna Futcher must pay £50 to get the pushchair back after it was confiscated for causing an obstruction.

Lee-Anna, 28, left the buggy in the hallway as she struggled up two flights of stairs with her 7-day-old baby Mason and her shopping bags. When her partner, Matthew Clark-Bradbury, returned home two hours later, the pram was missing.

The couple have four weeks to pay the fee or the £350 buggy will be disposed of by Bournemouth Borough Council.

“Trying to pull a heavy pram up two flights of stairs would be difficult for anybody. The hallway is about six feet wide and I left it tucked out of the way. No-one else in the block complained to me about it. The council said it was a matter of health and safety, but what about the health and safety of a mum struggling upstairs with a baby?” said Lee-Anna.

She now has to carry Mason around in his car seat as the family can’t afford to pay the £50 charge to get the buggy back.

Ian Shaw, the council housing’s manager, said, “It’s our responsibility to ensure fire escape routes are clear. Housing officers asked residents to keep the exits clear and not to leave obstructions in the corridors. However, as this proved unsuccessful, we sent letters to residents informing them we would have to take action.”

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