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A two-year-old child has been hospitalised no thanks to this groot gat, which the homeowner says he’s been begging the City of Cape Town to fix for months.

The little girl was rushed to Red Cross Hospital after sustaining head injuries and was diagnosed with a concussion.

Her mom, Levona, 24, was visiting people in Athlone when her foot got caught in the hole on the pavement in front of a house in Cranley Road.

Levona, who was carrying her daughter Tazzlee in her arms, says they both fell and her child hit her head hard on the ground.

The mom only wanted them to be identified by their first names.

She says she didn’t see the hole as she walked toward the house because of poor weather conditions last week Saturday.

“I was so shocked when it happened, I didn’t even see the hole. It wasn’t visible because it was raining,” says Levona.

“Tazzlee fell from my arms and hit the ground.

“I was so angry because Tazzlee’s head was bleeding. Mr Adams [the homeowner] drove us to the hospital.

“We were there for a few hours then she was discharged, but we had to go back because she started vomiting a few hours later.”

The homeowner, who only wanted to be identified as Mr Adams, says the deep hole has been in front of his house “for months”.

He points to a second hole developing a few meters away, and says up to now the City has failed to respond to his pleas for assistance.

“The holes have gotten deeper during the winter months, with the heavy downpours, causing the soil to further erode,” he says.

According to Mr Adams, he has informed the City and has been in contact with four different people over the past five months to have the hole repaired.

The Daily Voice has contacted the City of Cape Town for comment. They have responded saying that they are looking into the matter.

“The City acknowledges the complaint and is following up with the relevant department.”

Levona is closely monitoring Tazzlee and urged the City to fix the hole.

“They really need to fix it because anyone can fall into it. It might just be a child, someone bigger or an old woman and someone else could be seriously hurt,” she said.