Fury over misuse of Haven Holidays caravan

Oct 25 2009 by Ian Robson, Sunday Sun

IT seemed like the perfect opportunity for a break.

Kerry Brunskill’s parents had travelled up to the holiday caravan she owned in Northumberland for some much-needed rest.

But they were stunned to find a group of strangers staying in their holiday home.

Kerry had bought the caravan to recover from a vicious assault because she wanted her privacy.

She had told bosses at the holiday park not to sub-let the £16,000 caravan because she had not got over being held in an armed siege by a violent boyfriend.

But when she found out it had been used without her permission she was furious, and then she and her parents were asked to leave the Haven Holidays site at Berwick when they complained.

Medical secretary Kerry said: “I bought the caravan for the use of the family.

“I am very particular and decided not to let them hire it out when we were not there.

“I was really upset when I realised someone was in the caravan.

“Privacy is important to me after what happened and I did not like the idea of someone else sleeping on my bed, using my toilet, and moving things about.

“There was also blood on the mattress and the floor.

“I’d been covered in blood after the incident with my boyfriend and now I have a blood phobia.”

Kerry also found a booking form in someone else’s name in the caravan.

The 34-year-old, of North Shields, North Tyneside, was alerted to the problem by her parents Rod and Ann Brunskill who arrived at the site for a break.