Mother of Down Syndrome child tells of the ‘strain’ of planned eviction

THE mother of a six-month-old boy with Down Syndrome has spoken of the human impact a planned mass eviction of Travellers will have.

Margaret Culligan, a resident of Dale Farm, near Basildon, Essex, was speaking as Travellers and their supporters said that they would continue to fight the planned clearance of Brit- ain’s largest Travellers’ site.

Speaking at a press conference at Dale Farm, the two groups presented a united front and said they were committed to non-violent resistance.