A mother-of-three says her children are getting ill because they have been forced to spend winter living without a front door which was destroyed by police.

Samantha Spaven is demanding answers to why the door at her Allerton home has not been replaced three months after the incident.

The 24-year-old single mum has complained to both Bradford Police and Bradford Community Housing Trust, (BCHT) which owns her property, but no action has been taken.

She has attempted to board up the door but said temperatures at her home have been "freezing" during the recent snow storms because of the draught.

And she fears the situation is placing the health of her three children Shanelle, aged six, Joshua, aged four and Courtney aged two, at risk.

She said: "I wasn't even in when they battered my door in. I got back to find them searching through my house. They said they were looking for stolen goods."

Miss Spaven insists she has no idea why police had targeted her home and said she was not charged as a result of the incident.

She said: "I phoned the Housing Trust but they said they wouldn't replace it and wanted money but I can't afford to replace it.

"I have had to board it up but it is letting the cold in. Since it happened my children have been getting ill. The keep getting conjunctivitis and chest infections, it is very distressing for me."

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "The house was visited as part on an ongoing operation. If the house owner has any concerns we would ask her to contact us directly."

The spokesman declined to comment on why the home was raided.

If officers damage property during an operation which does not result in anyone being charged then the police usually pay for the repairs.

However, if the search does result in a conviction police do not offer to pay for the damage.

A spokesman for Bradford Community Housing Trust said that it would

carry out the repairs and seek compensation later.

However the Trust did not say why the incident has not been dealt with before now, or who would pay for the repairs.