⟡ Three Defendants, One Property, £6.3 Million in Respiratory Damages ⟡
Filed: 5 May 2025
Reference: SWANK/HSE/ELGIN-TRIAD
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I. This Isn’t a Leak. It’s a Lawsuit in Evidence Format.
This submission to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) consolidates evidence against:
The private landlord of 37 Elgin Crescent
RBKC Environmental Health
Thames Water Utilities Ltd
The complaint outlines:
Extended exposure to noxious gases
Ignored utility threats and air quality breaches
RBKC’s refusal to intervene despite medical documentation
Landlord and utility negligence during known disability crises
This wasn’t a pipe issue.
It was an orchestrated collapse in housing regulation and moral competence.
II. When the Property Becomes the Weapon
The bundle proves:
Failure to isolate toxic gas sources
Structural disrepair left uncorrected for over 20 months
RBKC’s withdrawal of formal support after medical evidence was submitted
Thames Water’s refusal to assist unless risk was “actively fatal”
One landlord.
One council.
One water utility.
All breached statutory duty — while a mother and her children suffocated in silence.
No help was sent.
SWANK sent the invoice.
III. Why SWANK Filed It
Because air is not optional.
Because endangerment via inaction is still endangerment.
Because when three defendants behave as one — the evidence must respond in triplicate.
Let the record show:
The exposure was proven
The borough was complicit
The water company was indifferent
And the landlord was silent
SWANK filed on behalf of breath, record, and law.
IV. SWANK’s Position
We do not accept “managed decline” as housing strategy.
We do not consider “tenancy” a waiver of respiratory rights.
We do not believe that disabled children should be raised in environments medically indistinguishable from chemical warfare.
Let the record show:
They didn’t fix it.
They didn’t warn us.
They didn’t care.
And SWANK — filed for £6.3 million, with oxygen and exhibits attached.
This is not repairable.
It is historical, evidentiary, and pending court date.