Council Has No Answer To Rat Bite Claims
A council has said it is unable to determine the exact circumstances'' of how a grandmother suffered terrible injuries which her family believe were the result of multiple rat bites. Pamela Hudson, 75, was rushed to hospital from her council sheltered accommodation in York with injuries to her face, body and arms. Her daughter, Jan Derry, said a ratgnawed'' at her her bedridden mother, inflicting 50 bites wounds at Glen Lodge, which is sheltered accommodation with extra care. Mrs Derry told a national newspaper : You could see she had been gnawed.'' She said:Her left elbow was ripped open by the rat's teeth and there were dozens of teeth marks along her arm. She had bites all over both her hands, a couple on her chest and even on her nose.'' Mrs Derry said she thinks the rat probably got trapped in the bed and attacked her mother as it tried to get free. Mrs Hudson died three months after the incident after she was transferred to different accommodation. City of York Council said it had investigated the incident. Martin Farran, director of adult social care, said: We have worked closely with, and provided support to, Mrs Hudson and her family throughout the investigation into this incident.It is with regret that, despite extensive efforts by professional experts, environmental health and independent inspectors, we have been unable to determine the exact circumstances of how Mrs Hudson's injuries occurred. Our thoughts are with Mrs Hudson's family, who are understandably distressed by what has happened.''