Mum set up cameras to catch rats in her home after landlord told her she was 'hallucinating'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA mum and her two sons have been living in a hotel for six weeks after a rat infestation took over her home – but when she first reported the problem her landlord told her she was ‘hallucinating’.
Lauren Leach was living in a Your Housing property in Partington, Trafford, when she first noticed signs of an infestation in her home about two years ago.
It was after she found a dead rodent in her home that she reported it to her housing association. But Ms Leach, 27, who suffers from mental health issues including psychosis and OCD, told the Manchester Evening News that at first they did not believe her. “They tried to tell me I was hallucinating because of my mental health problems,” she said. READ MORE: He was 'sick of having no money', so he left families terrified It was that accusation that prompted her to set up cameras within her home – and before long she had footage to back up her claims. “At first I just got told it was my own problem, deal with it.
I tried to – but they just kept coming back and coming back,” she said. “It was bad. I couldn’t eat, I just didn’t even want to be in the house.
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