A family home overrun by rats has left a mum and her autistic daughter living in fear and suffering sleepless nights. They say the pest problem has been ongoing for five years and is now so "unbearable" that Patricia Barnes' family have stopped visiting her.
Patricia, 57, from Birkenhead, says she has had to deal with the pest issue for half a decade which has worsened over time. The mum-of-one lives in fear and is "terrified" that her autistic daughter, 22 will get bitten by the brazen rodents.
The problem is thought to stem from an empty plot of land near the house, where a nest disturbance may have led the rodents to hunt for a new place - namely the street of houses where Patricia lives. As reported in ECHO, Patricia said the problem wasn't initially severe, though it has now become serious, with "seven rats caught in the last few days."
