A disabled woman claims her carer trapped her out of her home all weekend — forcing her to sleep in her car.

The Clydebank Post reports Stella Paterson’s door had been blocked from the inside after her care worker piled up boxes by her front door on the inside.

After going outside the day later, the bags and boxes filled with household had fallen down, and the 55-year-old did not possess the strength to push the door back open.

When the incident occurred, on Friday, May 1, the Radnor Park woman tried banging on her neighbour’s door for help but he was away for the weekend, and with no family around, she retreated to her car.

Calling the care company, she was left dumbstruck after the woman at the office told her there was nothing the agency could do. But she did advise her she could dial 999 for help.

Stella is choosing to speak out now that she is no longer with Cornerstone and feared retribution from the care agency.

“I spent Friday and Saturday night in my car in Helensburgh where I thought it would be quieter than Clydebank, to avoid any trouble.

“I felt too embarrassed and ashamed at the time to ask for help from anyone, I thought the care company would eventually come out and help me, given how many times I had called them and asked for help.

“Despite being in this condition I have always tried to be as independent as I possibly can be and I didn’t think it would be appropriate to call the fire brigade.”

Stella woke up five years ago paralysed from the neck down and has since been working on a recovery.

Discs in her spine had slipped causing the terrifying paralysis.

She is bound to crutches and aparatus to assist her walking, and takes morphine regularly to ease shooting pains up her left leg, which she describes as a “log”. The woman has to take morphine to ease the “excruciating” pains.

Simple chores are very difficult and painful for the woman, hence her subscription to Cornerstone for helping her out in the house with basic tasks.

Stella suffers from anxiety and said that the worry and fear it causes played part in her keeping herself to herself in her car.

She added: “It was pure luck that I came across someone I knew on the Sunday to move the blockage to allow access or quite possibly I’d have been out sleeping in my car — I never slept much — for another night.

“I truly think I’m not the only one that has had a grievance against Cornerstone, whether it be a care user or a worker.”

Stella complained to the care company on May 4 and on May 22 met with the company at her own house to discuss the complaint, and the Post has a copy of the minutes of the meeting. She met with Cornerstone again on August 13 at the company’s offices. However, the meeting had then changed from being about the complaint to kicking her out of the agency.

Cornerstone have given the Post a statement stating there was no offcial complaint — despite the minutes being clear there was and several meetings about it.

Edel Harris, chief executive of Cornerstone, said: “When initial concerns were raised by Miss Paterson, Cornerstone began an internal investigation but unfortunately we were unable to conclude this due to a lack of response from Miss Paterson. I can confirm that we have not received a formal complaint.”