A mother who spent more than £600 ($1244) on tickets for her and her 7-year-old Down syndrome son to see Pink in concern is furious after he was kicked out by 10 security guards and made to feel like a criminal. Vanessa Vasey took her son Jesse to see his favourite singer at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the weekend. Jesse, who has Down syndrome and developmental, sensory and neurodivergent needs - struggled to stay seated.
In preparation for that she brought her friend Kirsty to stand near the seating area to watch over her son while he got up and danced. But moments before Pink appeared onstage, the 48-year-old mum said they were confronted by 10 security guards and given an ultimatum, “sit down or they must leave”. Vasey tried to explain the situation to the security guards, telling them her son needed to stand as he couldn’t sit down for the whole concert.
But they were instead made to feel “like criminals” and “escorted from the premises”. Vasey hit out at the security guards on social media, saying her son was “robbed” of the chance to see his favourite musician. “Yesterday my little Jesse was robbed of his chance to see his idol P!nk at Tottenham Hotspur stadium simply because he has special needs and didn’t fit into the requirements for his seating.
.. “Music is his life and P!nk is one of his absolute favourites.
.. We couldn’t get him to sit in his seat, but he was happy dancing and singing at the front railings, and even interacting with som.
