A FOUR-month-old baby and his parents were rushed to hospital after they suffered carbon monoxide poisoning in their Little Lever house, a court heard.

The family had been ill for months after their landlords failed to check all of the gas appliances at the property in Bowness Road.

Mehboob Bobat and Suraiya Bobat, both aged 47, both of St Helen’s Road, Daubhill, were fined and ordered to carry out community service after pleading guilty to breaching health and safety regulations.

Trafford Magistrates Court heard how the victims, who have asked not to be identified, began renting the two-bedroom terraced house in February 2013 — three months before their baby was due.

Shortly after both began to suffer headaches, and the expectant mum was hospitalised for several days with doctors assuming her symptoms were linked to her pregnancy.

In August 2013, when their new son was just four months old, the mother collapsed on the kitchen floor.

Her husband — who was suffering with a bad headache — called an ambulance and all three had an overnight stay in hospital, where they were treated for high levels of carbon monoxide poisoning.

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) revealed faults in two gas heaters, a gas fire and gas boiler — with the water heater categorised as “immediately dangerous” by engineers.

Mr and Mrs Bobat were asked to provide a copy of the latest gas safety certificate to prove a registered gas fitter had inspected the property in the past year, but they admitted they did not have one, and were taken to court by the HSE.

After pleading guilty to two breaches of gas safety regulations, they were each sentenced to 80 hours of community service with unpaid work and each ordered to pay costs of £720.

HSE principal inspector Mike Sebastian said it was "shocking" that all of the gas appliances were faulty and hazardous.

He said: “A young couple and their baby son were needlessly made ill for several months because Mr and Mrs Bobat failed in their legal duties as landlords.

“If the baby’s father hadn’t acted quickly the effects could have been fatal.

"Landlords must take their responsibilities seriously and make sure houses they rent out are safe for their tenants.”