Social Services ‘Clean Out’ Pensioner
An 86 year-old pensioner was left distraught and in tears after possessions were thrown in a skip by social services carers cleaning his home. A five-strong team came to Alec Watson’s home in Hallaway, Carlisle, on Thursday and threw out clothes, bedding, cutlery and toiletries. He was left with a plastic knife, fork and spoon to eat with and spent the night in a sleeping bag because his duvet was in the skip. But Cumbria social services said Mr Watson agreed to his possessions being thrown out and that the matter had been discussed fully with his social worker.
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