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Jake Holden & Neil Shaw

27-year-old mum of four has been sleeping on the streets for 18 months

An autistic 27-year-old mum of four says she has only spent three nights inside in the past 18 months, with the rest of her time spent living on the streets. One of Sophie's children has been put up for adoption while the other three live with her parents.

Sophie says the council has decided she is 'too vulnerable' to be given a place in a hostel, reports DevonLive. She said: “Apparently I’m too vulnerable for to be put in a hostel, but not too vulnerable for the streets. I’m autistic so I don't meet their standards to be put in a hostel so they don’t put me there because I’m too vulnerable.

“They’ve taken all the drug addicts in but the vulnerable, we’re still left here.”

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