A tree surgeon was left stunned after finding a woman living in a hedge as he cleared an overgrown field. The homeless woman, thought to be in her 50s, told Gareth Olson she couldn't bear to be away from her cat.
As reported by Cheshire Live, she explained any accommodation she had been offered in the past would not accept the pet which she described as her "soulmate". And it is believed she may have been living in the makeshift home in Chester for as long as three years.
Gareth, 43, contacted a local homeless charity Share and gave the woman the change in his pocket so she could buy some food. He said her home consisted of just a tarpaulin, a few umbrellas, an old sleeping bag and blankets and cushions, with her worldly possessions all around her in bags and boxes.
