Household stay in rat-infested residence for 16 YEARS as rodents run wild

A FAMILY of six claims to have lived in a rat infested house where rodents roam in their sleep for 16 YEARS.

Darren Langaberr, along with his wife and four children, says rats have taken over their home in Llanelli, Wales.

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The family found a decomposed rat skeleton in an attackPhoto credit: Darren Langgabeer / Media Wales

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It is only one of 58 rats removed from the property in Llanelli, WalesPhoto credit: Darren Langgabeer / Media Wales

The rodents even left them without power for days after chewing through their power cords.

Darren revealed that the nightmare began when the family first noticed that rats were eating all of the food in their kitchen.

Soon they were all kept awake at night by the sound of rodents gnawing on the floor and scurrying behind the walls.

And more recently, the family discovered Kot in their attic – next to a decayed skeleton of a rat.

Darren and his wife, who works for the NHS, claim they sought help from Carmarthenshire Council and other local authorities.

But despite moving out of the property three times to enable complete destruction, the rat infestation has still not been resolved.

He told Wales Online: “They baited people and we had to move out because they killed rats before and they went under the floorboards and the stench, to be honest, is absolutely terrible.

“The council doesn’t seem to care because they don’t live here.”

The couple’s son has since moved out because the rats chew day and night and run through the floorboards.

“It was a nightmare”

Her three daughters aged 14, 15 and one who still live on the property remain “afraid” of the rodent infestation.

Darren said, “We can’t sleep, the girls are convinced the rats are under the beds and they are scared of the girls, but it has become second nature to them to hear the terrible creatures roaming around the house. “

In particular, he added that he and his wife were forced to sanitize the floor several times to prevent their young daughter from crawling among the excrement.

The recent rodent-related incident resulted in the family running out of electricity upstairs after the rats chewed through cables in the attic.

The family is now forced to use their phone lamps to move around the house.

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The couple need to sanitize the house to combat rat droppings in the atticPhoto credit: Darren Langgabeer / Media Wales

According to Darren, the council has offered to provide temporary lighting.

The Carmarthenshire Council is believed to be working on a resolution to end the ordeal of the family.

In a statement from Board Member for Public Protection Council Cllr Philip Hughes said, “We are working with the tenant to resolve pest problems within the property.

“We did a full pest survey, cleared debris from the affected area, and performed a full drainage system survey to determine the cause.

“Work to resolve the problem continues, with housing and environmental health officials working to identify and remediate the cause.”

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