A single mum on the Aylesbury Estate, who has spent years in a flat infested with rats, will feature on an episode of ITV’s Tonight programme this evening.
Georgie Howell will show the nightmares she has endured on a programme that looks into Britain’s pest problem – and whether it is ‘spiralling out of control.’
The News previously covered her story in December 2022 – and the problem appears to have only gotten worse.
On the show, an emotional Georgie, who has lived on the Walworth estate for four years, says: “I’m actually living with cockroaches, rats and mice, centipedes – you name it, it’s here.”
Mum says she has been left to rot in infested Aylesbury Estate flat with her two children
She went on to explain that now her children ‘don’t want to be there’ and frequently stay out of the house.
“My little boy always says to me… I want to stay out. He doesn’t want to come home and it makes me feel like a bad mum because he always wants to stay at my mum’s or my nan’s.”
She is one of four people to feature on the programme which will air tonight (Thursday 28 March) at 8:30 pm.
Although Southwark Council did not respond at the time of the show, a spokesperson later commented: “Pests present a complex challenge for councils nationwide, exacerbated by factors like climate change and evolving pest behaviours.
“Nevertheless, we remain steadfast in providing free and responsive pest control services to our tenants. While the Aylesbury Estate goes through change, the health and well-being of our tenants on-site is a key priority and we are finalising plans to reduce infestation including improved waste storage and adding improved waste disposal facilities.
“This will reduce access to food sources by rodents and support the work of the pest control teams in addressing rodent infestations on the estate.”
Home Invasion: Britain’s Pest Problem will air tonight on ITV1.
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