The parents of a girl crushed by a falling fireplace while playing in her living room say they complained to their landlord about the hazard but nothing was done.
Alexa-Leigh Blakemore, six, was rushed to hospital in Liverpool after suffering serious head injuries from the accident on September 10.
The primary school pupil was placed in an induced coma, from which she has now awoken, and has been in intensive care ever since.
Alexa-Leigh, nicknamed 'Lexi' by her parents, sustained a bruise on the brain, lost hearing in one ear and is now blind in one eye.
Doctors cannot tell whether she will walk again or the severity of her brain damage.
Her parents Keiran Blakemore and Elle Williams say they had complained to their landlord about the loose fireplace in their living room but nothing was done.
The pair opened up about their anger and devastation in an interview with ITV News, saying their daughter has been 'robbed of her life'.
It comes as a report by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) reveals that substandard housing is costing the NHS £1.4billion a year.
Alexa-Leigh Blakemore (pictured), six, nicknamed 'Lexi' by her parents, was rushed to hospital in Liverpool after sustaining serious head injuries from the accident on September 10
Lexi's father Keiran Blakemore speaking to ITV News Political Correspondent Daniel Hewitt. He said: 'The landlord didn’t do the job and now, 8 months later, my daughter’s pulled it on herself'
Lexi's mother, Elle, said: 'It was horrible, that’s all I can say. It’s heartbreaking.
'I'm angry. I’m angry and I’m hurting, my daughter’s now been robbed of her life. She had a completely normal life and
