A PREGNANT mum was left too ill to see a midwife after her damp flat was left without water and heating for FIVE days, her husband claims.
Mohsinur Chowdhury, 38, his wife Shahida-Tul Kubra, 32, and their toddler daughter live in the ￡1,100-a-month, one-bed flat in East London.
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Mohsinur Chowdhury, 38, his wife Shahida-Tul Kubra, 32, and their toddler daughter live in the flat Credit: MyLondon/BPM 3
His pregnant wife was too ill to see a midwife because of the damp Credit: MyLondon/BPM
On December 10, Mohsinur discovered that the property - which is managed by housing association Peabody - had no water or heating.
Because the issue wasn't resolved for four days, Shahida-Tul was forced to cancel a midwife appointment because the freezing flat allegedly made her too ill to go.
The family were put in a hotel on December 12 - with the promise of a longer stay should workmen be unable to fix the problems.
But even though the issues persisted the following day, Mohsinur and his family were allegedly told to return to their freezing cold property.
By the time the problems were fixed a day later, "maximum damage" had been done to his pregnant wife, who was "suffering" while in her second trimester, according to the fuming dad.
Mohsinur said: "We were told if the water was not back on by December 13, we would be put back into a hotel - but we didn't receive a call.
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"We all are ill, we have a cold, a cough and a runny nose. It’s most likely from having no water, hot water and heating.
"No one deserves to be treated like this. I'm mentally and physically tired from dealing with Peabody."
The couple's one-year-old daughter has been suffering with eczema due to the damp in the family bedroom.
A spokesman for Peabody said: "We are really sorry about the loss of water and heating in Mr Chowdhury’s home last weekend.
"Fixing the issue took longer than expected and we should have extended their hotel stay until the water was fully restored.
"We’re looking into why this didn’t happen.
"In terms of the damp issue, we conducted a survey a few weeks ago and are booking in contractors to carry out the work."
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On December 10, Mohsinur discovered that the property had no water or heating Credit: MyLondon/BPM
I'm pregnant and forced to sleep on sofa with son, 1, as hellish council flat is plagued by mould