Police called after row over bottle of water
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Kelly Wheeler had to be
escorted by Police from the indoor play area at Adventure Kids,
Aylesford
by Anna White
A mother was escorted by police
from a children’s indoor play area after a row broke out over a
bottle of water.
Kelly Wheeler refused to leave
Adventure Kidz, in Aylesford, when the owner accused her of
breaching house rules by consuming food and drink bought outside
the premises.
But although the mum admits she took
in flavoured drinks for children Frankie, five, and eight-year-old
Amy, she says the dispute escalated when proprietor Andrew Moody
would not provide her with tap water.
She said: "I needed to make sure my
kids are hydrated and I couldn’t buy anything from the cafe as I
had spent all of my money on paying for my children to go
in."
Miss Wheeler paid £6.95 entry for each of her
children and water at the venue cost £1.10 a bottle.
She added: "The owner threatened to
call the police unless I left so I told him to go ahead.
"I respect the rules and would have
held my hands up but I didn’t agree with the way he handled the
situation."
However, owner Mr Moody (pictured
left) claims the 30-year-old parent ignored signs about
bringing in food and the drink and became defensive when he asked
her to put away her provisions, forcing him to ask her to
leave.
"She refused and I had no choice but
to call the police. I would offer any of my customers a free glass
of tap water and I would have done on Sunday if she had apologised,
but it had gone too far."
Miss Wheeler, of Horsted Avenue,
Chatham, said one of the friends she was with had a snack pack for
her four-year-old daughter but disputes the group had a hoard of
food, as claimed by Mr Moody.
An officer arrived at the indoor play
area in Quarry Wood
Retail Park at 3.15pm and escorted the horrified family from the
site.
A police spokesman confirmed the
incident and said no further action would be taken.
Thursday, January 26 2012
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