Residents in a block of flats in Birmingham say they are scared to leave their homes as yobs keep breaking in and terrorising communal areas. Fed-up inhabitants of Bakeman House have even handed the local councillor a petition demanding that things change.
Based in Yardley, Bakeman House is part of a sheltered housing scheme with elderly and vulnerable tenants. In recent years, it has been affected by rough sleepers in their bin room, but things have now reached a new low, BirminghamLive writes.
John, who lives in the block, said there had been a litany of complaints in recent months - which started after CCTV was removed from the downstairs area. He said Birmingham City Council had "ripped them out everywhere" following Government guidance - but claimed it had been used as an excuse for "money-saving" and that residents were not consulted.
