A mum says she has been left "disgusted" after her six-year-old son cut his leg open on glass left strewn across a council-owned play park.

Gemma Bellingham's son Dexter was using the climbing frame in Ramsgate's Warre Recreation play area when his leg was sliced open by the transparent glass.

It meant a trip to A&E for the pregnant mother-of-five as one of the cuts was so deep it would not stop bleeding.

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"It is disgusting that this has happened and I am shocked that the parks are left in this state," the 32-year-old said.

"My child should be able to play in the park without this happening to him.

"He went under the climbing frame and there was a load of broken clear glass on the ground.

"I was really upset and worried about him at first.

"Then I felt angry that people would leave smashed glass in a children's play area - especially right underneath where they're playing.

"I've been told the park is constantly left in a state, so we won't be going there again.

"Dexter said he definitely doesn't want to go there again. It has put him off play areas a bit and made him wary.

"It was quite sad to hear him say 'what if I get hurt again'."

The Newlands primary school pupil says he was "sad and angry" when it happened on Monday afternoon.

Mrs Bellingham says she wants people to think before they leave waste so carelessly.

"I wish people would just think - it's not that hard to put it in the bin or to take it home," she added.

"It's where little children are and they're getting hurt because of it.

"People need to think what they're doing and what harm it could cause someone else.

"The main cut was really nasty.

"It's just worrying because if the glasses had gone in his face or in his eye it could have been so much worse.

"It was bad enough, but it could have been a lot worse.

"I just want other parents to be aware that this is happening. I think it is a real issue with parks in the area."

Thanet District Council says the area has since been cleared.

A spokesman said: "We are sorry to hear about this incident.

"We have teams responsible for general maintenance of areas such as playgrounds and recreational parks.

"This includes cleaning up, emptying bins, cutting grass and repairing damage caused by vandalism.

"Unfortunately, due to the mindless behavior of a small minority of people, incidents of vandalism and other anti-social behaviour do occur.

"Last year we received several reports of vandalism across Thanet and had to spend thousands of pounds of council tax payers' money on cleaning and repairs.

"This year we have allocated £1.9m to street cleaning ie. street sweeping, emptying bins, litter picking and cleaning beaches.

"We would advise anyone who witnesses vandalism or other anti-social behaviour taking place to report any incidents to the police as soon as possible using 101 or if it is persistent, to our community safety team online."