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By Adam Dutton A woman was left a prisoner in her own home for the last 12 years after it was made unsafe due to mould and burrowing badgers. Rae Boxley claims she was forced to sleep upright on an armchair in her living room after the mould-ridden property she lived in left her suffering with breathing problems. The 52-year-old has been embroiled in a bitter dispute with her local council due to the state of her home, which has ‘black slime’ on most of the furniture and attracts slugs. Rae estimates that £10,000 worth of damage was caused to her belongings. She says she can’t store her clothe…

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