Apology after disabled man told to leave Medway centre

August 7, 2010

6 August 2010 Last updated at 16:37 ET

A council has apologised to a disabled man who was told to leave a sports centre

because he was making noise.

ce , 20, who suffers from tuberous sclerosis and autism was asked to

leave Strood Sports Centre after a member of the public complained.

The genetic disease causes tumours to grow on his organs, including his brain,

and he communicates through sounds, some of which are high pitched.

Medway Council said it had apologised to his mother .

It said it would be meeting with her to resolve the issue and make sure the

family felt welcome to use the facility in the future.

'Take him outside'

Mr had been waiting for his lunch at the leisure centre, where he has a

weekly hydrotherapy session, when the duty manager asked him to leave.

Ms said: " She approached him, pointed at her watch and said 'Twenty

minutes, don't you think that's enough of that noise? Take him outside.

" 'We've had complaints from the public take him outside'. "

She said he had been making noise because he was hungry, adding: " It just isn't

fair.

" He doesn't do anything to hurt anybody and for them to victimise him, it's just

wrong.

" They said due to the fitting and the condition of his heart we're lucky he got

past 10. He's 20, 21 this year. Every day is a bonus. "

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