A WINSFORD mum has blasted Weaver Valley Housing Trust after her four-year-old son split his head open on a rotten wooden stump at a children’s park.

The incident happened on Monday, August 17 around 1pm on the Greenfields Play Area, Winsford.

Samantha Stocker, 31, left her son, Leo Morgan, under the supervision of her daughters, Courtney Roe 10, and Lisa Roe, 8, so she could change her one-year-old son's nappy at her nearby home.

“I don’t usually let them out full stop but we decided to go to the park,” Samantha said. “When I was there I realised I needed to change the baby.

“When I got back I sent my ex partner to go and watch them. As he got about halfway across the park he saw Leo with a 13-year-old boy from the estate, and his head was gushing with blood.”

Luckily a professional gardener was on hand to deliver some first aid. Leo was then rushed to hospital by his parents, where his wound was glued together.

Samantha said: “He’s going to have a permanent scar and because it went right down to his skull he’s going to have to have CAT scans to see if there is no brain damage.”

The following day she visited the Greenfields Community Bungalow, a Weaver Vale Housing Trust initiative, and informed them what had happened.

Samantha, who has six children, claims to have been told the rotten stump would be immediately removed, however the following day it was still there – with her son’s blood remaining.

“I went to the bungalow on the estate to see if they had done anything, but they hadn’t even cleaned the blood,” she said.

“I had to ask for a bucket, sponge and bleach and clean my son’s blood up myself.

“I am absolutely fuming. If they had maintained the park the way they were supposed to they would have seen the stump was rotten and they would have removed it.”

Samantha said she has now launched legal action so she can make a compensation claim.

A spokesman for Weaver Valley Housing Trust said all of their parks are inspected on a weekly basis, and are currently investigating the incident.

“We have been made aware of an accident involving a young boy at the Greenfields Play Area, which must have been distressing for all involved,” the spokesman said.

“Staff logged the incident as soon as it was reported and we are currently investigating further.

“We would like to reassure all users of our play areas that they are inspected weekly by our community caretakers for any defects or damage and monthly by a RoSPA (The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) trained professional.”