A WOMAN who was sectioned last week after threats of suicide says demolition work around her Ferrier Estate home has destroyed her life.

Teresa Dyer lives on one side of Gallus Square on the Kidbrooke estate, the other three sides of which are being knocked down.

She said: “They’ve got no compassion for us here at all. I’m going to sue them for negligence for putting me through this.

“They’ve destroyed my life.”

Police and ambulances were called to the property last week by Ms Dyer’s son after she threatened to take an overdose. It would have been her second suicide attempt in recent weeks.

She told News Shopper: “I just went mad. I completely flipped. All of a sudden the police were here and the ambulance was here.”

A spokeswoman for Greenwich police confirmed they had been called at 3.53pm on October 11 to Ms Dyer’s home.

She was sectioned as it was believed Ms Dyer was a danger to herself and others.

Ms Dyer, who has lived on the estate for 28 years, said: “Dust is flying around everywhere. We haven’t had our windows open for months.

“They know I suffer from mental health problems but they’ve done nothing. I’ve shown them letters from my doctor but still nothing.”

The estate is being emptied and demolished to make way for Greenwich Council’s £1bn Kidbooke Village development, being built by Berkeley Homes.

News Shopper: Three sides of Gallus Square are being demolished even though one block is still occupied

Some Gallus Square residents were taken to court last year to evict them but, even though demolition work started back in Easter, Ms Dyer has not been moved.

The 53-year-old currently lives in a three-bedroom house and has turned down an offer of a flat, claiming it was a “dump” and fumes from the busy adjacent road would worsen her emphysema.

Asked why she didn’t take the opportunity to leave, she said: “After 28 years they want my house for their silly village. I want a proper home from them.”

Ms Dyer was taken to the Woodlands Unit at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, and left later that night.

Greenwich Council was unavailable for comment.

“No surprise.”

Nick Russell, a church worker who heads the Ferrier Residents Action Group, was called to the flat by Ms Dyer’s son and witnessed her being handcuffed by police.

Mr Russell has strongly criticised the council for not offering adequate new accommodation to those families left on the estate, blaming the long waiting list of 12,000 people.

He said: “She has longstanding mental health problems and lung problems, both known to Greenwich Council.

“The stress of being offered a totally unsuitable property next to the busy A12 was the last straw.

“Greenwich Council had previously promised special help for vulnerable people, which clearly did not materialise.”

He said: “Given the pressures faced by residents experiencing the chronic shortage of alternative housing, and the demolition going on around them, I am not surprised the most vulnerable should be suffering in this way.”

- News Shopper is awaiting a response from Greenwich Council.