A mum-of-four and anti-poverty campaigner took her own life after years of struggling with money and "uninhabitable" living conditions, her family has said.
Karen McBride, 46, was pursued over council tax and benefit debts that her relatives say she did not have, and had been forced to accept substandard housing over fears of becoming homeless. The home, provided by a housing association, had no gas or electricity, black mould, and pigeons nesting in the roof.
The issues with her local council and benefits bosses contributed to a decline in her mental health. The Manchester Evening News reports that she died by suicide in August last year after feeling "helpless".
