The shocking images inside one of the 'worst houses police have ever seen'

The shocking images inside one of the 'worst houses police have ever seen'

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These shocking pictures show inside one of the “worst houses police have ever seen”.

Humberside Police officers had to wear special suits over their uniforms for their own protection as they executed a warrant at the home, off Spring Bank, on Friday morning.

Two men were arrested at the house in Berkeley Street over alleged drug dealing but police found a house full of squalor, abandoned classic cars and human faeces during the arrest.

About 10 officers made their way around the ground floor of the property in the search for drugs, with a “numerous amount” found, but other things they discovered made it “the worse some had ever seen”.

Images supplied to Hull Live show belongings and rubbish piled to almost ceiling height in the property, with the men living in the property sleeping on a chair. The house had been left to decay so much the stairs were no longer safe.

Some of the grizzliest finds were bags of human faeces wrapped in tin foil hanging from the backs of doors, as well as signs of lice infestation, and a toilet “caked in filth”.

In the garden, officers found four cars, including a Rolls Royce, as well as shopping trolleys, televisions, fridges and more.

One officer revealed the house had been searched several times over the past 15 years, with previous finds including a dead dog in the freezer.

PC Scott Greenwood said: “This is one of the worst houses the officers have ever been to.

“I think only one of them had said they had seen worse than this.

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“The officers are wearing forensic-type suits over their uniforms because our highest priority is their safety while we conduct the searches, and we don’t want them catching anything.

“This is a privately-owned home that has been in the same family for over 30 years, and it has been a problem for residents for a long time now.

“The house is in such disrepair we are not able to search the upstairs, and Hull City Council will be closing the house off.

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“This is a great outcome for us. Not only have we secured and closed a house but we have two in custody and found drugs.

“It’s a great feeling to know we have done our job for the community and sorted what has been a problem for them for years.

“The men in custody will now have access to our nurses and doctors, and help for any mental health needs.”

Neighbours' problems

Residents in the street, some of whom have witnessed the house decay over 30 years, told of their problems with the owners.

One man, who went so far as to write to MP Diana Johnson over the antisocial behviour from the house, said: “I have lived here for three years and in just three days it was apparent there was drug-dealing happening at the house.

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“They do it so blatantly. They all meet at the cycle path at the top of the street and then queue outside the door every morning for their drugs.

“No matter what time of day it is there are people walking up and down the street going to buy drugs.

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“There are some fantastic people living in this street, as well as lots of children and families, and this house is just disgusting.”

Another man, who knew the family from 35 years ago, said: "The woman who once owned the house was salt of the earth, and would go to church every Sunday. Now the people living there are drug dealing and living in squalor.

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“If you came down here in your car and sat and watched the house from 9am to 10am, you would gather all the evidence you needed that drug dealing was going on.

“I’ve been in that house and I can tell you it’s disgusting. They have no respect for themselves, let alone other people and property.

“I have been burgled because of the people coming down here getting their drugs, and the police have been down here so many times but nothing seems to happen.

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“The family were so nice, but the rest of them have let the house go to wrack and ruin.

“I will only believe the house has been shut for good when I see it.”

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