A FATHER was forced to cut through chains to free his injured daughter after she was locked inside a park.
Chloe Ashton was impaled on spikes as she tried to climb over railings to get out of Moss Park, Stretford.
Her father Dave had to cut through railings holding the park gates shut when Chloe could not free herself.
Now he is demanding that Trafford council reviews the signage and spiked railings around the park.
Chloe Ashton had been playing in the park with friends, when they became locked in.
She slipped as she tried to climb over the railings and became impaled on one of the spikes.
Two friends tried to support the terrified 12-year-old while they waited for an ambulance, but Chloe struggled and released her arm, falling back into the locked park.
It was then that her father had to cut through the chains on the gates to allow the ambulance crew to get to the injured youngster.
Chloe was taken to Trafford General Hospital, but later transferred to Booth Hall hospital, where she remained for three days.
The spike had penetrated Chloe's armpit, through a vein, missing a main artery by just millimetres.
Chloe claims that she was unaware of the park's closure times, as there are no signs to advise visitors.
Her furious father, Dave told SUM: "There are no signs anywhere telling you when the park shuts and because there is no park keeper someone just drives up and locks the gates without warning those still in the park.
"I don't think that they should have spiked railings. This is not the first time someone has been injured on them. Couldn't the council install something like a turnstyle that allows people out of the park, but stops more people going in?"
Head of Trafford's leisure parks and countryside Mike Atkinson said: "We regret that Mr Ashton's daughter has been injured and hope that she will make a swift recovery from her injuries.
"We have no record of this incident being reported to us. There have been a small number of other incidents over the last year when people have reported being locked into areas but no other incidents have been reported in Moss Park.
"Staff have had difficulties in some areas encouraging people to leave the parks at locking up time, however this was clearly not the case in this instance. Staff are being asked to take greater care in checking areas before locking up in future.
"Following a report by the best value inspectors we are looking at ways in which signage in parks can be improved and this is clearly one of the issues we will need to include on any new signage."
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