Case Da Mare Mondello

Disaster · The lack of safety of the stairs within the apartment. Unfortunately I had a very bad accident whilst staying at the apartment, through no fault of my own. The staircase, which was made of stone, and was steep, with no handrail at all. At the top of the stairs, where the floor of the bedroom met the staircase, there is an area of approximately 1 metre which is unguarded. In the middle of the night, I fell through this gap. The fall onto the stone stairs was probably about 5/6 feet and caused very serious leg injuries. I had to go to hospital where I had stitches, and the wounds were dressed to stop the bleeding. I could hardly walk and had to return to the UK as soon as possible. This accident happened on the 28th April and I am still recovering. I have the most appalling scars to both legs. I am still having treatment. The accident, made us review the safety of this apartment. We then came to the conclusion that, right from the main entrance the stairs, and staircase are very dangerous. Even disregarding the danger of the staircase, anybody with any type of walking difficulty would not be able to cope with the stairs. The second photo shows the dangerous entrance from the front door and the first and third shows the unguarded gap at the top of the staircase. The owners of the apartment would not even consider refunding the days that were unused, due to the accident.