A SINGLE mother has repeated calls for action after a spate of anti-social and harassment incidents within a South Side supported-housing complex.

The mother-of-one – who did not wish to be named due to safety concerns – told last week how she and her daughter have been left “terrified” after being threatened by a neighbour.

Over the course of five years, the mother also told that she has “lost count” of the amount of times she has been forced to complain to Loretto Housing Association over “screaming”, “crying”, “doors slamming” and “fighting” taking place within her South Side block.

READ MORE: South Side mother pleas for action after 'doors slamming, shouting and crying' leave daughter 'terrified'

Less than one week later, the resident was forced to call the police in again after she witnessed a direct invasion of privacy taking place on her doorstep.

She told the Glasgow Times: “I banged the door with my fists and told him to get away from my door before I had to call the police.

“This is just not right. Ever since then I feel like I can’t sit – I’m constantly on edge. It’s just me and my little girl here, I don’t understand why anybody would do that.”

Loretto Housing Association has since installed a chain on the mother’s front door in a bid to make the premises safer for her and her six-year-old daughter.

She continued: “Making my home more secure doesn’t stop all of the anti-social behaviour and other things that have been going on

recently.

“They’re just not dealing first-hand with the actual problem here.

“They sent up a repair team to fit a safety chain on my door. That is supposed to miraculously keep us safe and stop all of the anti-social behaviour, threats and everything else.

“There’s still doors slamming, screaming, shouting and crying. It’s intolerable and it is seriously affecting my daughter.”

Last week, we told how the South Side resident’s daughter suffers with multiple medical conditions, including coeliac disease, avoidance restrictive food intake disorder, leg length discrepancy and generalised anxiety disorder.

READ MORE: Potential cluster of COVID-19 cases identified in Lanarkshire

The six-year-old is also awaiting a full autism spectrum disorder assessment from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Her mother said: “I’m a nervous wreck. Every time something happens it completely rocks my

daughter.

“I don’t even know if this is the first time they’ve done this – it’s just the first time I’ve caught them doing it.

“Even though a chain has been installed, the circumstances haven’t changed. My little girl still won’t even sleep or play in her own bedroom. This isn’t how I wanted to raise my child.”

The Scottish Secure tenant told the Glasgow Times that she will now never feel safe again at her current address, and has even been looking to rent privately as a last resort.

Loretto Housing Association has since outlined that there are no available homes within the South Side area, however they have been in touch other social landlords in the city to enquire about a housing transfer for the single-mother and her child.

The coronavirus crisis has also made it difficult for social housing to be found as associations have made space available to accommodate the homeless.

A Loretto Housing Association spokesman said: “We’ve been talking to this tenant this week and are doing everything that any landlord could possibly do to help.

“We’ve taken all appropriate action to resolve the situation with a neighbour.

“We’ve improved security in her home by installing a safety chain and making sure her windows and doors are secure and we’ve contacted other landlords to help her find a new home, given that is what she wants and that we have very few homes in that area.

“We’ve also arranged for our Tenancy Support Service to visit her and provide any additional support to help her.”