A furious mum-off-three has claimed a rotting rodent found in her water tank made her and her children ill for four years. Serene Dixon said her teenage son and two young daughters have suffered diarrhoea and vomiting since moving into their council home in Fulham, west London, in 2017.
The shock discovery of the rotting carcass was eventually made after years of illness when a plumber realised her water tank had never had a lid on it since they moved in.
The rodent found floating in the tank was so decayed it was not clear if it was a rat or a squirrel, My London reports. Ms Dixon, 37, believes the family fell ill because they have been using the water.
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