A woman has spent time living on the streets after her Walton house was shot at in a "targeted" attack.
Jade Jarvis said Liverpool City Council has repeatedly placed her in a number of temporary accommodations across the north since July last year. But the 25-year-old told the ECHO the conditions in some of the accommodations have been disgusting, claiming there has been damp on the walls and bloodstains on the bed sheets.
Ms Jarvis claimed she has also felt unsafe in the accommodations and has at times resorted to living on the streets with her three-year-old dog Hugo. She said in recent weeks she has bedded down outside St Johns Shopping Centre and has sought the help of the Whitechapel Centre and Shelter.
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She told the ECHO: "I am in this position because of someone else's actions. Until you have lived in this situation you don't know what it is like."
Ms Jarvis' terraced house on Ismay Street, Walton, was shot at during the early hours of July 18 last year. People living in the area told the ECHO at the time that they had woken to the sounds of shots before a large police presence swarmed to the road. A number of windows of the house were boarded up and the front door was significantly damaged.
Detective Inspector John Mullen said at the time officers believed the attack to be targeted and there wasn't a wider threat to the public. A Merseyside Police spokesperson recently confirmed no arrests had been made in the case.
Ms Jarvis said she remained in the house for a month after the shooting because she had to secure her belongings. She has paid for her belongings to be kept in storage while living in temporary accommodation. Since moving out of her home she has been placed in various accommodations across the north including in Sheffield and Blackpool.
She told the ECHO: "I want to live in Liverpool because it's my home - it doesn't have to be in the city centre. I've been repeatedly moved because of something that wasn't my fault.
"I put so much effort into my home - I decorated it and painted the outside, but I had to move because of someone else. I'm a young woman in my 20s - I've got to the point where at times it's been better for me on the streets.
"I've been grabbed by a man while staying in a hotel - I don't feel safe. I can't keep on doing this. I don't want to be in this place - I want to be in a nice area."
Ms Jarvis is currently back in Liverpool in temporary accommodation which the ECHO has chosen not to reveal. The ECHO understands Liverpool City Council is in contact with Ms Jarvis to find suitable accommodation but many of them are not dog friendly. Ms Jarvis said she won't give up Hugo who she has had since he was seven-months-old.
Ms Jarvis has contacted her local MP Dan Carden whose caseworkers have been in contact with her. Mr Carden's office confirmed to the ECHO that case workers have linked Ms Jarvis with support organisations as well as helping contact housing options and the office of the council's interim chief executive Theresa Grant.
A Liverpool City Council spokesperson told the ECHO: "We have been working closely with Ms Jarvis and have secured numerous offers of accommodation, inside and outside of Liverpool, at her request. We can’t go into more details due to confidentiality, but we have consistently done our very best to support her, and will continue to engage with her for as long as necessary."
Ms Jarvis expressed concerns about the recent drop in temperature and fears being back on the streets. She claimed she is waiting for a call from Liverpool City Council to determine her next move as where she is staying now isn't dog friendly.
Ms Jarvis added: "Until you have lived in this situation you don't know what it is like. Some people look at me like I am a piece of s***. But normal people can be homeless. I have seen businessmen in the homeless shelters who have lost everything.
"Never judge people. I am strong enough to keep going but a lot of people can't cope. I have seen a lot of people go down hill. I'm at risk in this situation but I don't want to be a victim."
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