UK man found to be living in faeces-covered council slum flat for the past 17 years

UK man found to be living in faeces-covered council slum flat for the past 17 years

It is shocking to see the living conditions of some people. A man based in the UK has been found living in a council slum flat for the past 17 years unable to breathe.

Credit: ITV/Mehdi lives among mould and faecal contamination

Mehdi Sheikh has been living in hell for over a decade in his South East London flat. The flat he lives in is covered in thick black mould on the walls and has faeces-infested water seeping down the walls.

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Due to the living condition, Sheikh now relies on a respirator to breathe. He explains that he wakes up every night in breathless fatigue and with a congested chest.

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The local council in the area found the condition of the flat “unfit for human habitation”.

Since his living condition was brought to light, he has now been moved to a hotel and is waiting to be rehomed.

Mehdi Sheikh/Credit: ITV
Mehdi Sheikh/Credit: ITV

Image credit: ITV

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