A young mum has been prevented from seeing her 16-month-old daughter by social services because her housing association failed to repair her front door after it was smashed in by police.

Anastasia Brier, from Mosquito Close, Wallington, has repeatedly asked Roundshaw Homes to repair her front door after police knocked it down due to a medical emergency in early April.

But more than three months later the 21-year-old’s door is still broken and now social services have stated that her flat is unfit for her child to stay there while her door remains in its current condition.

On April 6, a friend of Miss Brier rang on her door bell but there was no answer. Concerned about Miss Brier’s welfare she called her mobile phone but again there was no answer.

Knowing that Miss Brier had a history of mental health problems, her friend called an ambulance who instructed police officers to knock down her front door.

She was rushed to hospital and treated by doctors. Once back home she contacted Roundshaw Homes on numerous occasions to try to ascertain who was responsible for fixing her door and how long it would take.

Miss Brier said: "I spoke to a housing officer who said they would fix the door but weeks later no one had even contacted me.

"It’s really upsetting because now social services have deemed my flat as ‘unsuitable’ for my daughter.

"The only other thing I can do is buy a new door but it costs something like £500 and I can’t afford that.

"The door actually locks but it isn’t secure as there is obvious damage to the hinges and the frame.

"You can quite clearly see from the outside that the door isn’t secure though and this has definitely worried me over the last few months."

A spokesman for Roundshaw Homes said: "We responded at the time of the incident and secured the property immediately afterwards.

"In line with our procedures we will be replacing the door on Thursday (July 8)."

Miss Brier said she was disgusted that it took her to contact the press and social services before the housing association acted.

She said: "If Roundshaw considered the door to be secured then why did social services deem it unfit and suitable for a child to live here?

"It’s disgusting, they won’t listen to me at all."