A mum-of-three claims her son has had to have emergency surgery after he developed a flesh-eating disease from a rat and flea infestation, which has taken over their garden.
Angela Barnes said she has complained to Wigan Council for four years about the vermin that have invaded her home, which she claims was caused by her neighbours' overflowing rubbish.
She said that as a result of the filth, her son Martin could have died after he was bitten by the rodents' fleas while he emptied the bins outside, which caused him to develop sepsis.
