A family spent weeks in a freezing, powerless home after mice chewed through wires.
Patricia Barnes, 57, of Borough Road, Seacombe first contacted the ECHO in September after a five-year pest infestation had become so "unbearable" the mum feared for the safety of her daughter, who is autistic. This week, Patricia told the ECHO she has been living without electricity or heating after a rodent "chewed through" wires in her home.
She said for two weeks she and her daughter, 22, had been confined to the kitchen, despite the electric cooker not working properly, as all the other plug sockets in the house tripped the electricity and caused it to go off. She said her radiators were also faulty and didn't emit any heat, making the house as cold as an "iceberg."
