A furious mum claims her son was 'scalped' in an accident while playing on a slide at a children's play area.
Tasha Spilsbury says her son Jordan slipped and gashed his head on a new £50,000 play castle in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
He needed emergency surgery at hospital after suffering horrific injuries in the incident on Tuesday night.
Jordan was taken to a specialist plastic surgery unit at the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead, West Sussex.
The slide had reportedly been closed just a week after it opened following numerous injuries and it had only just reopened after extensive modifications.
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Tasha said in a Facebook post which was shared on a community group: "My son was in the sandpit at Sheerness and slipped on the ground surrounding the castle.
"He head-butted the metal construction and managed to 'de-glove' his scalp to the point where his skull was showing.
"It was touch and go for a rush to East Grinstead Hospital to have reconstruction on his scalp."
She warned: "This place is extremely unsafe.
"If no action is taken I will be taking them to court.
"The place has no lights, no cameras and no security at night."
She added: "This wasn't just a bump on the slide. He was scalped."
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Brian Spoor, who chairs the Sheerness Town Team, has called for it to be dismantled.
He said: "The castle looked great when it was first installed. It has been a fantastic attraction and has been very well used. But it is quite clearly unfit for purpose.
"Heads should roll. The council should get its money back from the manufacturer and replace it with a good set of swings.
"The council can't leave it there. Someone will end up breaking their neck, gashing their throat or dying."
A spokesman for Swale Borough Council said: "We hadn’t received any reports of an accident at the park but now we are aware we are trying to contact those involved to investigate what happened."
