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A single mother has revealed she and her seven-year-old son, Jesse, who has Down Syndrome as well as developmental, sensory and neurodivergent needs, were asked to leave and were treated 'like criminals' because the young boy wouldn't sit in his seat. Vanessa Casey paid around AUD$1200 for the tickets to see Pink's Summer Carnival Tour at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London last weekend. Jesse refused to sit, so Vanessa and her friend Kirsty stood near the seating area so he could dance to the support act.

However, they were soon approached by six security guards, who told them to either sit down or leave despite the mum explaining the situation. The group was then escorted from their seats by four staff members just as Pink arrived on stage. Speaking to , Vanessa said, "Jesse and I love Pink - I'd booked the tickets in November and made sure I paid £630 for hospitality tickets as that gave us lounge access and I knew Jesse wouldn't be able to sit for that long as he has Down's Syndrome and other developmental, sensory and neurodivergent needs.



" She added that she didn't bring his disability buggy as their tickets stated there wouldn't be any storage. "But when it came to sitting in our seats, Jesse didn't want to. And in the lounge area, the blinds had been pulled down.

So we stood up by our seats and Jesse was dancing," Vanessa said, adding they weren't causing any issues to surrounding concertgoers, yet they were still told by security to leave. After pleading with the gu.

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