A family have had a 'nightmare' move into a new home - after finding dead rats and buried animal skeletons in the garden. Andrew Hatton and his partner Lana moved into the Guinness Homes property in Crewe on March 13 with their two children - Sophie, two, and one-year-old Hugo, who is disabled.
From the moment they arrived, the family noticed a strong smell of dog urine. Before moving his children in from their previous home, Andrew said he worked through the early hours of the morning to clean the house and make it ready for Hugo, who suffers from Spina Bifida and fluid on the brain among other conditions.
However, the situation only worsened, CheshireLive reports. READ MORE: Gentleman's club owner hit with fine after Manchester dancer 'left to die' The home then became infested with flies - which led to the discovery of three dead rats in the loft along with cat and dog skeletons buried in the back garden.
Then they also started finding fleas around the house, which was partly put down to the dog hair found behind the radiators, and led to Hugo getting bitten and falling ill due to his existing health issues.
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