A man and woman neglected a schoolboy so badly that police couldn't open his bedroom door because it was blocked with rubbish.
Gordon Bircham and Caitlin O'Brien allowed the property to become so filthy it was infested with flies and insects. Officers searched the flat and found so much rubbish and filth that the nine-year-old's bedroom and the bathroom were obstructed.
An investigation revealed his bedroom walls and mattress were covered in animal urine and excrement.And rotting rubbish, stale food, dirty clothes and other waste was strewn all throughout the house.
The details emerged yesterday when Bircham, 32, and O'Brien, 28, appeared in the dock at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court for sentencing.
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