By Gayle McBain A FURIOUS Bolton father claims his toddler daughter nearly choked on an aerial plug left behind by a cable company workman.

Now Liam Ryan is demanding an apology from Cable and Wireless.

But the company, who have offered Mr Ryan £10 off his phone bill without accepting liability for the incident, claims the workman was asked to leave after he had finished the installation and Mr Ryan's wife offered to clean up any debris.

At Mr Ryan's request, Cable and Wireless has been in to remove the phone and cable TV system he had installed at his Tintern Avenue home.

Mr Ryan, aged 29, claimed the man who installed the TV and phone did not clear up and left the house littered with wiring.

Mr Ryan said he also left behind a silver coaxial plug, used to connect the television to the aerial wire, which the Ryans' 11-month-old daughter, Megan, put into her mouth, just 10 minutes after the fitter went, sparking their terrifying ordeal.

"My wife just took her eye of Megan for a second and she had put the plug into her mouth."

Mrs Suzanne Ryan, 31, said she had to "tip her daughter up and pat her back" to release the plug.

Mr Ryan, who works as a supermarket controller, contacted Cable and Wireless, but claimed they offered him £10 off his phone bill but failed to apologise.

Cable and Wireless spokesman, Paul Keenan, said that following the incident the company has altered its policy and insists that cable installers clear all debris following any work.

Mr Keenan said the installers had been asked to leave without clearing up by the householder, who had insisted on tidying up herself.

He said: "This should not have happened and we have tightened up our policy to ensure that this does not happen again.

"In future, people will have to sign a disclaimer if they intend to tidy up themselves."

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