A family has been left "hysterical" as their home has become overrun with rats and mice and the problem is so severe the rodents are being found inside their clothing.
"Terrified" Patricia Barnes, 57, said she has been dealing with a pest problem for five years now, though, according to the mum-of-one, in "the last few weeks" the problem has become so "unbearable" that family have stopped visiting their home. Patricia fears that her autistic daughter, 22, will get bitten or worse by the rodents.
The mum-of-one said the problem started years ago when work began on a nearby empty plot of land. Patricia believes a nest or makeshift home was disturbed, causing the rats and mice once dwelling there to find a new home: in the row of houses in which she lives. Patricia said the problem wasn't as severe initially, though it has now become serious, with "seven rats caught in the last few days."
