Leeds: Tree falls through house roof during Storm Lilian

Mrs Booth said they sleep “just under the tree” and their granddaughter had also been in the house, located on West Park Grove, when it fell down.

“I shot out of bed to see if she was OK,” she said.

Mr Booth added: “I went to make a cup of tea and suddenly there was a huge crash and a large branch came shooting off the roof [and] took out the sun deck at the back.

“It was like thunder, like a really loud wind, then it crashed into the ceiling.”

As well as crashing through a bedroom ceiling, branches from the tree also came through a bathroom ceiling and wiped out an outdoor balcony.

“It was a worry if the house was safe,” said Mr Booth.

He claimed they asked for the trees on their street to be cut back or reduced in height in 2021.

Months later they were reduced by 15%, “which is nothing”, said Mr Booth.

Mrs Booth said she was “still in shock” and added: “We told them this would happen, but nobody listened.”

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