A WREXHAM mum has raised concerns over the safety on her housing estate after her son fell through a broken gutter on Halloween. 

Shelby Brown was out trick or treating with her family round the Fern Meadow estate in Llay when she suddenly heard screaming. 

She turned around to see her five-year-old son Riley with his leg through a broken drain lid cover, up to his waist. 

RileyRiley (Image: UGC) A distressed Riley was pulled out of the grid and taken home in pain, where bruises began to appear on his leg. 

Despite initial concerns over a serious injury, Riley didn't sustain anything major, but was more shaken up from the incident, said Shelby. 

It follows complaints over problems on the Fern Meadow/Maes y Rhedyn development in Llay, including flooding, blocked drains, uneven footways and incomplete road surfaces.

Riley and ShelbyRiley and Shelby (Image: UGC) Shelby said: "We were out on the estate, then just heard him screaming and he’s on the floor and his leg is through the drain lid cover.

"My partner had to pull him out of there, he’s bruised all his legs. We were really worried to begin with as he couldn’t walk on it. We thought we might need to go to hospital.

"It makes me think there’s more things on the site that are dangerous. There's been lots of issues on site."

The bruises on Riley's leg. The bruises on Riley's leg. (Image: UGC) MOST READ:

Tom Grundy, managing director for Anwyl Homes Cheshire and North Wales, said: “We take reports of this nature extremely seriously and, as soon as this was brought to our attention, we took urgent action to repair the drain cover.

"We acknowledged and apologised to the child’s mother as soon as her call was received on Friday morning, both verbally and again in writing. We then immediately referred the matter to our health and safety team to carry out an investigation.

"We hope to complete this by the end of next week and will be back in touch with the parents to share the outcome.”