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Evening Standard
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Harrison Galliven

'I'm disabled and trapped in a rodent-infested London flat plagued with flies'

A disabled woman in Sutton says she cannot cope with living in a fly-infested flat after years of chronic pain that she says is not suitable for her disabilities.

The 45-year-old former cleaner says the situation in her flat in St Benet’s Grove, near St Helier, has only been made worse by an ongoing fly infestation, vermin, and other environmental health concerns. She suffers from spinal problems, including bulging discs, meaning the 14 steps up to her first-floor flat can take her 40 minutes to climb.

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