Refugee mum who fled war in Iraq and Syria says living in Hull squalor 'is worse'

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A refugee who fled war in the Middle East claims "life in Hull is the same as in Iraq" due to her 'squalid' living conditions.

Wheelchair user Intesar Hassan, 55, and her four children fled war in both Iraq and Syria before being moved to Hull by the United Nations in 2012.

But since arriving in the city, the mum claims she is now bed-bound after enduring painful health troubles and squalor in the home she rarely leaves, Hull Live reports. "All of our relatives were killed in the Iraq War," said Intesar from her bed. "So we moved to Syria where we were provided with food and shelter from the United Nations. "After war broke out, we were brought to Hull as we were under the threat of being killed.