Family Sues Terminix; Son Unable to Walk After Fumigation
Last month, Peyton McCaughey’s family called in fumigators to deal with the humdrum problem of termites. Today, the 10-year-old boy has lost 90% of his motor skills, and state investigators in Florida say it’s because of the chemicals used in the fumigation, reports NBC News.
The boy’s parents this week sued Terminix and a subcontractor named Sunland, alleging shoddy practices, reports TCPalm.
Peyton “sustained a catastrophic brain injury” because the fumigators “failed to properly make certain” that the home was safe for the family to re-enter, according to the complaint.
The boy, his sister, his parents, and his grandmother all quickly became sick, but Peyton was the worst with slurred speech and muscle spasms. Everyone else recovered, but today Peyton can’t walk or “even lift his head,” says a family spokesman.
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